Süleyman Demirel

Sami Süleyman Demirel Gündoğdu ( born 1 November 1924 in Islâmköy, Isparta Province) was Heads of State and Prime Minister of Turkey.

Life

Demirel made ​​1948 a university degree in civil engineering from the Technical University of Istanbul. In the early 1950s he worked in the state's water authority Devlet Su İşleri, which he led from 1955.

On February 15, 1956, Süleyman Demirel Freemasons, by being included in the Bilgi Lodge in Ankara. At 37, he entered in 1961 into politics and became a deputy of the Justice Party in the Turkish parliament. Three years later he became chairman of the Justice Party and remained so until 1980. Süleyman Demirel was finally on 27 October 1965, the youngest Prime Minister of Turkey. As one of his duties, he saw the strengthening of ties between Turkey and the NATO. He also led a number of development programs for the Turkish agriculture.

After six years of Süleyman Demirel was in March 1971 because of its refusal to grant political influence in the fight against terror the military overthrew this. But in March 1975 he was again in a coalition government with smaller parties of the right wing prime minister. He pursued a neo-liberal economic policies continue despite political unrest, inflation and trade deficit. He remained Prime Minister until June 1977, when the coalition government fell apart. With a new coalition, he was again from July to December 1977 head of government. However, this coalition and Süleyman Demirel broke went to November 1979 in the opposition.

In November 1979, Demirel was appointed again as prime minister. Also this term did not last long. In September 1980, he was replaced by a new military coup led by Kenan Evren on the grounds that extremist violence is threatening the country, deprived of his office and received a ban on political activity.

Süleyman Demirel was 1987 chairman of the True Path Party and in this role in November 1991 for the seventh time Prime Minister of Turkey after an election victory over the then ruling Motherland Party. He remained so until 1993, when he was elected in May to the Turkish president. He held this office until 2000.

During his tenure, he pardoned 100 prisoners.

Süleyman Demirel received on 6 April 2000, the special stage of the Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by German President Johannes Rau, Rau was honored with the Great Turkish Merit.

Süleyman Demirel received on 9 May 2000 the highest decoration of the Republic of Albania.