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Süleyman Demirel
Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel was a Turkish politician, engineer, and statesman who served as the president of Turkey from 1993 to 2000. He previously served as the prime minister of Turkey seven times between 1965 and 1993. He was the leader of the Justice Party (AP) from 1964 to 1980 and the leader of the True Path Party (DYP) from 1987 to 1993.
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politics · President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000 · engineer · politician · also Süleyman Demirel, Süleyman Sami Demirel, Demirel
Born 1 November 1924 · Died 17 June 2015 · Q151729
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 1 entry
Son Dakika: Süleyman Demirel'i Anma Programı...Dervişoğlu: "Şapkayı Öne Koyacağız ve Türkiye'nin Aydınlık Yarınları İçin El Ele Vermeye Gayret Sarf Edeceğiz"
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2023· 1 entry
haberler.com: Süleyman Demirel'in vefatının üzerinden 8 yıl geçti
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2022· 1 entry
Mynet: SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ TABAN PUANLARI VE BAŞARI SIRALAMALARI 2022
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2021· 2 entries
BBC: Süleyman Demirel: 'Çoban Sülü'den Çankaya Köşkü'ne
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Anadolu Ajansi: Türk siyasetinin "Baba"sı Süleyman Demirel'in vefatının üzerinden 6 yıl geçti
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2020· 1 entry
haberler.com: Süleyman Demirel kimdir? Süleyman Demirel'in siyasi kariyeri nedir? Süleyman Demirel hayatı ve biyografisi! Süleyman Demirel'in biyografisi!
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2019· 2 entries
haberturk: Son dakika: Süleyman Demirel'in anıt mezarı ziyarete açıldı
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The Süleyman Demirel Mausoleum was completed and opened to visitors
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2017· 1 entry
UPI: Topic: Suleyman Demirel
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2015· 5 entries
bianet: Süleyman Demirel Dies at the Age of 90
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Sozcu: Süleyman Demirel'in hayatı
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Wall Street Journal: Former Turkish President Suleyman Demirel Dies at 90
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Died 2015-06-17.
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Sozcu: Süleyman Demirel kimdir? Süleyman Demirel vefat etti!
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2014· 1 entry
Süleyman Demirel Democracy and Development Museum was opened in Isparta
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded Sheref Order (2013).
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Republic (2004).
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2002· 1 entry
Won Great Gold Medal of Masaryk University (2002).
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2001· 1 entry
Which investigated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the midst of the Second Intifada and offered recommendations to reduce tensions
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2000).
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Independence Order (1999).
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1997· 2 entries
Earned Gold Olympic Order (1997).
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Demirel participated in a conference organized by the Journalists and Writers Foundation, of which Fethullah Gülen was its honorary chairman, and received the "Statesman National Reconciliation Award" from him
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1996· 1 entry
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a shopping mall in İzmit
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1993· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic) (1993).
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Career landmark: President of Turkey (1993–2000).
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1991· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Turkey (1991–1993).
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1987· 2 entries
Career landmark: Leader of True path party (1987–1993).
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Assumed the leadership of the True Path Party
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1986· 1 entry
Demirel launched a successful campaign for the lifting of pre-1980 politicians' political bans and initiated a referendum on the issue
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1983· 1 entry
“I do not build shanty houses on my land with a title deed.”
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1979· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Turkey (1979–1980).
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Was unable to elect a president in 1980, leading to the 1980 Turkish coup d'état which banned Demirel from politics
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1977· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Turkey (1977–1978).
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1975· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Turkey (1975–1977).
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1973· 1 entry
“We can only come together in war.”
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1970· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Turkey (1970–1971).
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Several ex-DP deputies left the Justice Party to found the Democratic Party, while the Islamists also left to found the National Order Party under Necmettin Erbakan
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1969· 2 entries
By winning a parliamentary majority for a second time
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Turkey (1969–1970).
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1968· 1 entry
Began political instability which especially concerned the Turkish military
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1965· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Turkey (1965–1969).
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1964· 1 entry
And managed to bring down the government of İsmet İnönü in 1965 despite not being a Member of Parliament
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1960· 1 entry
Was drafted to the Turkish Army for compulsory military service
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1955· 1 entry
Served as director general of the State Hydraulic Works (DSİ)
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1954· 1 entry
Was appointed director of the Department of Dams
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1949· 1 entry
Süleyman Demirel worked in the State Department for electrical power planning
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1948· 1 entry
Married Nazmiye Şener, his second cousin
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1924· 2 entries
Born 1924-11-01.
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Süleyman Demirel was born on 1 November 1924, İslamköy, Atabey, a town in Isparta Province to Hacı Yahya Demirel (1894–1972) and Hacı Ümmühan Demirel (1902–1979).
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