Ümit Haluk Bayülken (7 July 1921 – 26 April 2007) was a Turkish diplomat, ambassador, politician, former

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and

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of Turkey.

Personal life

Ümit Haluk Bayülken was born in

İstanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

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in 1921. After finishing

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, Istanbul in 1939, he was educated in the Faculty of Political Science of

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graduating as the first in class in 1943. Between 1945 and 1947, he completed the military service. He was married to Fatma Valih and father of two.Page of Presidency
/ref> Bayülken died on 26 April 2007 in

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. He was buried at Karşıyaka Cemetery following a ceremony held in front of the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended by high-ranking politicians, diplomats and civil servants, and the religious funereal service at

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Diplomat

He entered the service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1943. After serving in many positions at various departments. Between 1963 and 1966, Bayülken taught "Applied International Law and Disputes" at the Faculty of Political Science of his alma mater. In July 1966, he was appointed ambassador to

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. He became the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations in August 1969. He was elected Secretary General of

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(Central Treaty Organization) in November 1974. He is remembered for his reaching a helping hand to some 20,000 immigrants of Turkish origin while serving as

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in 1947.

Politician

Although not a member of the parliament, he was appointed

in the 34th, 35th and the 36th government of Turkey serving between 11 December 1971 and 26 January 1974. In 1974, he was appointed Secretary General of the

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Fahri Korutürk Fahri Sabit Korutürk (3 August 1903 – 12 October 1987) was a Turkish admiral, diplomat and politician who was the 6th president of Turkey from 1973 to 1980. Before his presidency, he served as the 3rd commander of the Turkish Naval Forces fr ...

serving until 1980. According to the

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, the president was authorized to appoint 15 members of the

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. On 16 May 1980, Bayülken was appointed senator by the contingency of the acting president

İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (1908, Istanbul – December 30, 1993, Ankara, Turkey) was a Turkish politician, being a member of the Justice Party ( tr, Adalet Partisi). He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs three times in the 1960s ...

. However, by the

1980 Turkish coup d'état The 1980 Turkish coup d'état ( tr, 12 Eylül Darbesi), headed by Chief of the General Staff General Kenan Evren, was the third coup d'état in the history of the Republic of Turkey, the previous having been the 1960 coup and the 1971 coup by ...

on 12 September, he lost his seat. During the 44th government of Turkey between 20 September 1980 and 13 December 1983, he was appointed as the

.parliamentpage for the 44th government of Turkey
/ref> He served in this position until the general election of November 6, 1983. Following the 1983 general election, Bayülken entered the 17th Parliament of Turkey as an independent deputy of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bayulken, Umit Haluk 1921 births Politicians from Istanbul Haydarpaşa High School alumni Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni Diplomats from Istanbul Ambassadors of Turkey to the United Kingdom Academic staff of Ankara University Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Members of the 34th government of Turkey Members of the 35th government of Turkey Members of the 36th government of Turkey Ministers of National Defence of Turkey Members of the 44th government of Turkey Central Treaty Organisation officials Independent politicians of Turkey Deputies of Antalya Members of the 17th Parliament of Turkey 2007 deaths Burials at Karşıyaka Cemetery, Ankara