Nahit Menteşe (1 April 1932 – 31 December 2024) was a Turkish politician who served in various ministerial posts in the 1960s and 1970s, and again in the 1990s, including Minister of Interior 1993 to 1996. He was briefly

Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey The deputy prime minister of Turkey was official deputy of the prime minister of Turkey. Conventionally all of the junior partners in a coalition got one deputy, and they were ranked according to the size of their respective parties. See also ...

in 1996 under

Mesut Yılmaz Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz () (6 November 1947 – 30 October 2020) was a Turkish politician. He was the leader of the Motherland Party (, ANAP) from 1991 to 2002, and served three times as Prime Minister of Turkey. His first two prime-ministerial term ...

in the

53rd government of Turkey The 53rd government of Turkey (6 March 1996 – 28 June 1996), known as "''ANAYOL''" or "''Second Mesut Yılmaz government''," was a coalition government formed by the True Path Party (DYP) and Motherland Party (ANAP). It was the first rotation g ...

Life and career

Menteşe was elected to parliament in 1965, serving as Minister of Customs and Excise in 1968–1969.meb.gov.tr, 24 November 2012
Nahit Menteşe Kimdir?
/ref> Re-elected in 1969, he served as Minister of Transport (1969–1970) and Energy (1970–1971). He was again Minister of Transport in 1975–1977. He was re-elected to parliament in 1977, and was Minister of National Education 1977–1978. He became Secretary-General of the Justice Party prior to the

1980 Turkish coup d'état The 1980 Turkish coup d'état (), 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 memorandum. During ...

. After some years absence from parliament he was re-elected in 1991 and 1995, becoming Minister of Interior (1993–1996) and briefly

in 1996. Menteşe died on 31 December 2024, at the age of 92.

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