Mustafa İstemihan Talay (born 1945) is a Turkish politician and former government minister.

Early life

İstemihan Talay was born to İbrahim Rifat and Emine in Tarsus

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(district) of

Mersin Province Mersin Province ( tr, ), formerly İçel Province ( tr, ), is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital and the biggest city in the province is Mersin, which is composed of fo ...

in 1945.Parliament page
/ref> He completed Tarsus American College in 1964, and studied in the Faculty of Political Sciences in

Ankara University Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923. The university has 40 vocat ...

. After obtaining a Master's degree in Public Administration, he began working as a civil servant. He was appointed

kaymakam Kaymakam, also known by many other romanizations, was a title used by various officials of the Ottoman Empire, including acting grand viziers, governors of provincial sanjaks, and administrators of district kazas. The title has been retained an ...

(district governor) of Bozcaada and

Vezirköprü Vezirköprü is a district of Samsun Province of Turkey. It is named after the Ottoman Albanian grand vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha. History At the breakup of Alexander the Great's empire the Vezirköprü region became part of the kingdom of P ...

ilçes. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the İstanbul Aydın University.

Politics

In the general election held on 29 November 1987, he entered the 18th Parliament from the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) as a deputy of

, known as ''İçel Province'' at that time. He kept his seat in the 19th Parliament of Turkey. He joined the

Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party ( tr, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social-democratic political party in Turkey which currently stands as the main opposition party. It is also the oldest political party ...

(CHP) when it was reestablished mainly by the members of the SHP on 16 September 1992. In 1995, SHP merged into CHP. In the general election held on 24 December 1995, however, he joined the Democratic Left Party (DSP) as deputy of Mersin Province. In the 55th, 56th, and the 57th government of Turkey, he served as the

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizati ...

between 30 June 1997 and 9 July 2002.Parliament page for the 57th government
/ref> When the DSP broke up, he abandoned his seat in the government and joined the New Turkey Party. (YTP). In 2004, the YTP merged into the CHP. Currently, he is a member of the CHP.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Talay, Istemihan Living people 1945 births People from Tarsus, Mersin Tarsus American College alumni Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni Turkish civil servants Social Democratic Populist Party (Turkey) politicians Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Democratic Left Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the 18th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 19th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 20th Parliament of Turkey Ministers of Culture of Turkey Members of the 55th government of Turkey Members of the 56th government of Turkey Members of the 57th government of Turkey Deputies of Mersin