Orhan Eyüpoğlu (1918 – 30 November 1980) was a Turkish politician. A graduate of

Istanbul University Istanbul University, also known as University of Istanbul (), is a Public university, public research university located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Mehmed II on May 30, 1453, a day after Fall of Constantinople, the conquest of Constantinop ...

's Faculty of Law, he was deputy director of the Istanbul Police force. In 1973 he was elected as the secretary general of the

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defeating

Turan Güneş Turan Güneş (25 June 1921 – 9 April 1982) was a Turkish academic and politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister in the 1970s. He started his political career in the Democrat Party (DP), but soon he joi ...

and

Deniz Baykal Deniz Baykal (20 July 1938 – 11 February 2023) was a Turkish politician. A member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996. Having served in numerous governmen ...

. He later served as the

deputy prime minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a Minister (government), government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to th ...

in the 40th and 42nd governments. During his term in the 40th government he was a deputy from Istanbul. Eyüpoğlu died of a

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom ...

on 30 November 1980.November 1980
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1918 births 1980 deaths Deputy prime ministers of Turkey Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians

Orhan Orhan Ghazi (; , also spelled Orkhan; died 1362) was the second sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1323/4 to 1362. He was born in Söğüt, as the son of Osman I. In the early stages of his reign, Orhan focused his energies on conquering mos ...

Deputies of Istanbul Members of the 37th government of Turkey Members of the 40th government of Turkey Members of the 42nd government of Turkey {{Turkey-politician-stub