Necdet Uğur (full name Mustafa Necdet Uğur; 1 January 1923 – 27 September 2004) was a Turkish politician in

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Early life and education

He was born in 1923 in

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. In 1944 he graduated from the Faculty of Political Science, of

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. He served as chief security director of several Turkish Provinces including

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and

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mayor to serve up to the election date. However he did not run for the office in the elections.

Political life

After 1968 he attended politics in

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(CHP) and became the speaker of the Istanbul branch of his party. On 11 October 1969 by the

1969 Turkish general election General elections were held in Turkey on 12 October 1969. The electoral system used was party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in 66 electoral districts. The result was a victory for the Justice Party, which won 256 of t ...

, he was elected to the lower house. He was also elected in

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and

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

elections. In the short-lived 40th government of Turkey he was the Minister of Interior (1977). In the 42nd government of Turkey he was the Minister of National Education (1978-1979). After

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 ...

like all senior politicians he abandoned politics . But in 1987 he became a member of Social Democrat Populist Party (SHP).

Books

He wrote two books; ''İsmet İnönü'' and ''Alla Turca'nın Sonu''. First book is on

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the former speaker of CHP and one of the friends of Atatürk, the founder of Turkish Republic. The second book is on criticism of the inadequacy of Turkish policy in the information age Back cover info
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Death

He died on 27 September 2004 in Istanbul.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ugur, Necdet 1923 births 2004 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Turkey People from Mecitözü Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni Members of the 40th government of Turkey Members of the 42nd government of Turkey Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Social Democratic Populist Party (Turkey) politicians Ministers of national education of Turkey Mayors of Istanbul