Aydın Ayas (born 1946) is a

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and last President of the

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(founded in 1988), that closed down in 1994.

Early life

Born in 1946 to a family that left Crete during the 1923

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between Greece and Turkey, Ayas went Karabuk Demir Celik High school in Karabuk. He received his diploma in Dental School at Istanbul University.

Political career

Ayas went to work to Germany in 1973 and returned to Turkey in the year of the military coup (1980). Highly influenced by the politics of the Grunen

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in Germany, especially also

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's global call, he joined

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, former Health Minister of Turkey, in his political mission, namely the

. Ayas was the party's third and last President, which got shut down in 1994. Ayas is the eco-liberal turn for the party. More about his work can be found in various books and archives.

References

1946 births Living people Health professionals from Istanbul Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni Politicians from Istanbul Green politicians Turkish dentists {{Turkey-politician-stub