Alparslan Türkeş
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Başbuğ Alparslan Türkeş |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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In office 21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978 |
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| Prime Minister | Süleyman Demirel |
| Served with | Necmettin Erbakan |
| Preceded by | Orhan Eyüboğlu |
| Succeeded by | Turhan Feyzioğlu |
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In office 31 March 1975 – 21 June 1977 |
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| Prime Minister | Süleyman Demirel |
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Necmettin Erbakan Turhan Feyzioğlu |
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| Preceded by | Zeyyat Baykara |
| Succeeded by | Orhan Eyüboğlu |
| Leader of the Nationalist Movement Party | |
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In office 8 February 1969 – 5 April 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Devlet Bahçeli |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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In office 10 October 1991 – 24 December 1995 |
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| Constituency | Yozgat (1991) |
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In office 10 October 1965 – 12 September 1980 |
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| Constituency |
Ankara (1965) Adana (1969, 1973, 1977) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 November 1917 Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Died | 5 April 1997 (aged 79) Ankara, Turkey |
| Political party |
Republican Villagers Nation Party (1958-1969) Nationalist Movement Party (1969-1997) |
| Alma mater | Kuleli Military High School |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Turkey |
| Service/branch | Turkish Army |
| Years of service | 1933–1963 |
| Rank | Colonel |
Alparslan Türkeş (25 November 1917 – 4 April 1997) was a Turkish politician who was the founder and president of the Nationalist Movement Party. He represented the far-right of the Turkish political spectrum. He was and still is called Başbuğ ("Leader") by his devotees.
Türkeş was born in Nicosia, British Cyprus, to a Turkish Cypriot family in 1917. His paternal great-grandfather had emigrated to Cyprus from Kayseri, Ottoman Empire, in the 1860s. His father, Ahmet Hamdi Bey, was from Tuzla, near Famagusta, and his mother, Fatma Zehra Hanım, was from Larnaca. However, in an interview with the scholar Fatma Müge Göçek the journalist Hrant Dink claimed that Türkeş was of Armenian descent, an orphan originally from Sivas who was later adopted by a Muslim couple from Cyprus.
In 1932 Türkeş emigrated to Turkey with his family. He was enrolled into the military lycée in Istanbul in 1933 and completed his secondary education in 1936. In 1938, he joined the army and his military career began.
Türkeş was court-martialed on charges of "fascist and racist activities" in 1945, with the charges being dismissed in 1947. along with other nationalists like Nihal Atsiz and Nejdet Sançar. These trials would be known as the Racism Turanism Trails.
He attained notoriety as the spokesman of the 27 May 1960 coup d'état against the government of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, who was later executed after a trial. However Colonel Türkeş was expelled by an internal coup within the junta (National Unity Committee). He later joined the Republican Villager Nation Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyetçi Köylü Millet Partisi, CKMP) and was elected as its chairman. In 1969 the CKMP was renamed the Nationalist Movement Party (Turkish: Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi, MHP).
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