Died 1966-09-14.
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Cemal Gürsel
Cemal Gürsel was a Turkish military officer and politician who was the president of Turkey from 1960 to 1966 after taking power in a coup d'état.
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politics · President of Turkey from 1960 to 1966 · politician · military officer · also Cemal Gürsel, Cemal Gursel, Cemal Agha, Gürsel
Born 13 October 1895 · Died 14 September 1966 · Q159161
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1966· 2 entries
On 2 February Gürsel was flown to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D
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1961· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Turkey (1961–1961).
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Career landmark: President of Turkey (1961–1966).
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1960· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Turkey (1960–1961).
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Career landmark: Minister of National Defence (1960–1960).
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1953· 1 entry
Was general in 1957, being appointed Commander of 3rd Army
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1927· 1 entry
To Melahat, the daughter of the chief engineer on the Ottoman cruiser Hamidiye
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1917· 1 entry
And became a prisoner of war by the British while suffering malaria during his command of the 5th Battery of the 41st Regiment on 19 September 1918
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1895· 1 entry
Born 1895-10-13.
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