Melih Esenbel
| Melih Esenbel | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office November 13, 1974 – March 30, 1975 |
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| President | Fahri S. Korutürk |
| Prime Minister | Sadi Irmak |
| Preceded by | Turan Güneş |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün |
| Ambassador of Turkey to the United States | |
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In office April 1, 1975 – July 14, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Aydın Yeğen |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Şükrü Elekdağ |
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In office January 9, 1967 – November 1, 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Rıfat Turgut Menemencioğlu |
| Succeeded by | Aydın Yeğen |
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In office March 24, 1960 – October 28, 1960 |
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| Preceded by | Suat Hayri Ürgüplü |
| Succeeded by | Bülent Uşaklıgil |
| Ambassador of Turkey to Japan | |
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In office January 1, 1963 – January 1, 1966 |
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| Preceded by | Nejad Kemal Kavur |
| Succeeded by | Turgut Aytuğ |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Melih Rauf Esenbel 1915 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | July 27, 1995 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Diplomat, politician |
Melih Rauf Esenbel (1915-July 27, 1995) was a Turkish diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Melih Rauf was born 1915 in Istanbul. He was educated in law at Istanbul University following his graduation from Galatasaray High School.
In 1936, he entered in the service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a probationary clerk. He left the post in 1937 due to his conscription.
Esenbel reentered the ministry after completing his military service in 1938, working first in the Economy Department and then in 1939 in the Commerce Department. The same year, he was appointed chancellor of the embassy in Paris, France. In 1940, he was promoted to the post of Third Secretary. After becoming Second Secretary in Paris, he returned home in 1943 to serve in the Protocols Department of the ministry. Esenbel worked first as Secondary Secretary, and later was promoted to Department Director.
In 1945, Esenbel was appointed Principal Secretary to the Counselor at the Embassy of Washington D.C., United States, where he served also as Counselor some time later.
From 1952 on, his further posts were at the ministry in Ankara, where he filled several executive positions becoming finally Secretary General of the ministry in 1957.
On February 17, 1959, Esenbel, in his capacity as the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accompanied Prime minister Adnan Menderes (in office 1950-1960), who was on the way to London, UK to sign the London Agreement on the Cyprus issue with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Greek Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis. The charter flight of the Turkish Airlines carrying eight crew and a delegation of 18 government officials from Ankara via Istanbul and Rome, Italy to London was diverted to Gatwick Airport due to poor visibility at Heathrow. The aircraft of type Vickers Viscount crashed in a wood during its final approach to land in extensive fog, and caught fire. Five of the crew and nine of the passengers died in the crash while Melih Esenbel was among the survivors with light injuries only. The prime minister survived without any injury.
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