Aydın Menderes
| Aydın Menderes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 May 1946 Ankara, Turkey |
| Died |
23 December 2011 (aged 65) Ankara, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Economics |
| Alma mater | Ankara Academy of Commerce and Economics |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 1970-2002 |
| Home town | Aydın |
| Political party | 1970-1977 Democratic Party (DP) 1977-1980 Justice Party (AP) 1993-1994 Great Change Party (BDP) 1994-1995 Democrat Party (DP) 1995-1998 Welfare Party (RP) 1998-1999 Virtue Party (FP) 2002-2007 True Path Party (DYP) 2007-2009 Democratic Party (DP) |
| Parent(s) | Adnan Menderes, Berrin Menderes |
| Relatives | Yüksel (brother), Mutlu (brother) |
Aydın Menderes (5 May 1946 in Ankara– 23 December 2011 Ankara) was a Turkish politician. He was a deputy, who represented various parties from 1977 to 2002. He was the youngest son of former prime minister Adnan Menderes.
Menderes was born in 1946 as the third son of Adnan and Berrin Menders in Ankara. His father, who was prime minister since 1950 in office, was ousted by the 1960 military coup, tried and executed in 1961 along with two other government ministers.
Following completion of his secondary education at the TED Ankara College in 1964, he attended Ankara Academy of Commerce and Economics, graduating in 1968. He entered trade business first, switched over to politics in 1970. In 1976, Aydın Menderes completed his military service at Iskenderun.
His brother Yüksel committed suicide in 1972, and the other brother Mutlu died in a traffic accident in 1978. Aydın Menderes became crippled following a traffic accident in 1996, and was dependent on wheelchair since then.
He died on 23 December 2011 in a hospital in Ankara, where was treated for a long time. He was survived by his wife Ümran, whom he married to in 1991.
Aydın Menders entered politics as the leader of Democtraic Party's Aydın Province organization in 1970. Following the 1977 general election, he entered the parliament as deputy of Konya Province from the Justice Party (AP).
He was among the politicians, who were banned from the active politics for a time of ten-years after the 1980 military coup. In 1993, he established the "Great Change Party" (BDP) and became its leader. In 1994, his party merged into the Democrat Party (DP), which was relaunched in 1992 after its closure in 1980. Aydın Menderes was elected its leader and served at this post until 1995.
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