Turan Güneş (1922–1982) was a Turkish academic and politician who served as the

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and deputy prime minister in the 1970s. He started his political career in the Democrat Party, but soon he joined the Republican People's Party.

Early life and education

Güneş was born in

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, Kocaeli, in 1922. He graduated from

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. He received a bachelor's degree in law from Istanbul University and also, obtained his PhD in political science from the

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. In 1947 he joined the Democrat Party.

Career

Following his graduation Güneş began to work at the law faculty of Istanbul University and became an associate professor in 1954. The same year he ran for a seat from Kocaeli and won the

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becoming a member of the parliament for the Democrat Party. However, he was expelled from the party along with others in 1955. Then he contributed to the establishment of another political party, Liberty Party, which joined the Republican People's Party in 1958. Güneş also became a member of the Republican People's Party in 1959. Following the military coup 1960 he was elected to the parliament and was one of the members of the commission which drafted a new constitution. From 1961 to 1972 Güneş taught at the Ankara University's faculty of political sciences, and became a professor of administrative law in 1965. He served as the deputy general secretary of the Republican People's Party in the period 1969–1972. He won a seat from Kocaeli in the

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in 1973. The same year he also ran for the secretary general of the Republican People's Party along with

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and

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. He and Baykal lost the election, and Eyüpoğlu became the secretary general of the party. Güneş was appointed minister of foreign affairs in 1974 in the coalition cabinet led by

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Bülent Ecevit. Although his term was short, it witnessed a significant event, namely Turkey's

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in Cyprus. Güneş was again elected to the parliament in the

in 1977 and was named as the deputy prime minister in the cabinet headed by Bülent Ecevit.

Personal life and death

Güneş was married to Nermin Güneş who was a French language teacher. She died in Ankara on 28 July 2021 at age 95. They had two children: Ayşe and Hurşit Güneş who are both academics. Turan Güneş died in Çanakkale on 9 April 1982 due to

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while travelling from Istanbul to Izmir on a ship. He was buried in

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in Istanbul.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunes, Turan 1922 births 1982 deaths Galatasaray High School alumni Academic staff of Ankara University Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Academic staff of Istanbul University Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey People from İzmit Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey Members of the 10th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 15th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 16th Parliament of Turkey University of Paris alumni Members of the 37th government of Turkey Members of the 40th government of Turkey Deputies of Kocaeli Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery