When was Turgut Özal born?

Turgut Özal was born on 13 October 1927 in Malatya.

What positions has Turgut Özal held?

Positions held by Turgut Özal include: President of Turkey (1989–1993); Prime Minister of Turkey (1987–1989); Prime Minister of Turkey (1983–1987); Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (1980–1982); member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Where did Turgut Özal study?

Turgut Özal was educated at Istanbul Technical University.

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Turgut Özal

8th President of the Republic of Turkey (1927–1993)

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Halil Turgut Özal (13 October 1927 – 17 April 1993) was a Turkish politician, bureaucrat, engineer and statesman who served as the president of Turkey from 1989 to 1993. He previously served as the prime minister of Turkey from 1983 to 1989 as the leader of the Motherland Party. He was the deputy prime minister of Turkey in the military government of Bülend Ulusu between 1980 and 1982.

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Born: 13 October 1927 wd
Place of birth: Malatya wd
Died: 17 April 1993 wd
Place of death: Hacettepe Adult Hospital wd
Citizenship: Turkey wd
Occupation: politician, engineer wd
Political party: Motherland Party (1983–1989), National Salvation Party (1977–1980) wd
Education: Istanbul Technical University wd
Spouse: Semra Özal wd

Positions held wd

President of Turkey (9 November 1989 – 17 April 1993)
Prime Minister of Turkey (21 December 1987 – 9 November 1989)
Prime Minister of Turkey (13 December 1983 – 21 December 1987)
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (20 September 1980 – 14 July 1982)
member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
president

Awards wd

Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia (1991)
Order of Australia
honorary doctor of Baku State University

About

After working briefly at the World Bank in the United States and as a university lecturer, Özal became the general secretary and later the leader of the main miners' trade union of Turkey in 1979, serving as a chief negotiator during large-scale industrial action in 1977. He unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in the 1977 general election as a National Salvation Party (MSP) candidate from İzmir. In 1979, he became an undersecretary to Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel's minority government until the 1980 military coup. As an undersecretary, he played a major role in developing economic reforms, known as the 24 January decisions, which paved the way for greater neoliberalism in the Turkish economy. After the coup, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey responsible for the economy in Bülend Ulusu's government and continued to implement economic reforms. He resigned in 1982 following disagreements over economic policy.

Özal formed the Motherland Party (ANAP) in 1983 after the ban on political parties was lifted by the military government. ANAP won a parliamentary majority in the 1983 general election and Özal subsequently became the prime minister of Turkey. While implementing several economic reforms concerning the exchange rate and deregulation, a rise in inflation and the growing conflict with Kurdish separatists led to ANAP winning reduced pluralities in the 1984 local elections. Despite a referendum in 1987 allowing politicians banned during the 1980 coup to resume…

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When was Turgut Özal born?: Turgut Özal was born on 13 October 1927 in Malatya.
What positions has Turgut Özal held?: Positions held by Turgut Özal include: President of Turkey (1989–1993); Prime Minister of Turkey (1987–1989); Prime Minister of Turkey (1983–1987); Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (1980–1982); member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Where did Turgut Özal study?: Turgut Özal was educated at Istanbul Technical University.

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