Nihat Erim
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Prof. Dr. İsmail Nihat Erim |
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| 13th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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In office March 26, 1971 – May 22, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Süleyman Demirel |
| Succeeded by | Ferit Melen |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
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In office January 16, 1949 – May 22, 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Faruk Ahmet Barutçu |
| Succeeded by | Samet Ağauğlu |
| Minister of Public Works | |
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In office June 10, 1948 – January 16, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Kasım Gülek |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Şevket Adalan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1912 Kandıra, Hudavendigar, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | July 19, 1980 Kartal, Istanbul Province, Turkey |
| Resting place | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) |
| Spouse(s) | Kamile Okutman |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University, University of Paris |
| Profession | Academic |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
İsmail Nihat Erim (1912 – July 19, 1980) was a Turkish politician and jurist. He served as the Prime Minister of Turkey for almost 14 months after the 1971 Turkish coup d'état. He was assassinated in Istanbul in 1980.
Nihat Erim was born in Kandıra to Raif Erim and Macide Erim. After graduating from Istanbul University Law School in 1936, he studied further to earn his doctorate degree in Paris Law School in 1939. He returned to Turkey to become an assistant professor in 1939 and professor in 1942 at the Ankara University School of Law.
He was appointed as legal advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1943 while he was still in the university. He also served as an advisor in the Turkish committee at the conference on the foundation of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945. That same year, he was elected and served as the Kocaeli Province representative at the Turkish Parliament to join the Republican People's Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, CHP) group at the parliament. In 1949, he served as the minister of public works and later as Deputy Prime Minister.
Erim was married to Kamile Erim née Okutman and has two children Işık Erim and Işıl Onalp née Erim. He has five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
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