Mümtaz Soysal
| Mümtaz Soysal | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Independent Republican Party | |
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Assumed office July 24, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| 30th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office July 27, 1994 – November 28, 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Tansu Çiller |
| Preceded by | Hikmet Çetin |
| Succeeded by | Murat Karayalçın |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1929 (age 86–87) Zonguldak, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Independent Republican Party (BCP) |
| Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) |
| Alma mater | Galatasaray High School, Ankara University |
| Occupation | Academic, politician |
| Profession | Jurist |
Mümtaz Soysal (born September 15, 1929 in Zonguldak, Turkey) is a Turkish academic and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey in 1994. He was a member of the Social Democratic People's Party (SHP). He is the founder and the leader of the Turkish Independent Republican Party (BCP) since 2004.
Personal life
He was married to Sevgi Soysal (till her death in 1976).
Career
He was a Professor of Constitutional Law at Ankara University for many years. He is also one of the founders of Yön, a political magazine founded in 1961.[1] After the 1971 Turkish coup d'état he was detained for some months, and was listed as an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience.[2] In 1974, he became the first former prisoner of conscience to serve on the International Executive Committee of Amnesty International.[3]
References
- ↑ Özgür Mutlu Ulus (8 December 2010). The Army and the Radical Left in Turkey: Military Coups, Socialist Revolution and Kemalism. I.B.Tauris. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-85771-880-8.
- ↑ Biyografi.net - Biography of Mümtaz Soysal (Turkish)
- ↑ "The History of Amnesty International". Amnesty International. 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
External links
- Who is Who database - Biography of Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Soysal (Turkish)
- Biyografi.net - Biography of Mümtaz Soysal (Turkish)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hikmet Çetin |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Jul 27, 1994–Nov 28, 1994 |
Succeeded by Murat Karayalçın |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by newly founded |
Leader of the Independent Republican Party (BCP) Jul 24, 2002–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
