Suleyman Demirel
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His Excellency Süleyman Demirel |
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| 9th President of Turkey | |
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In office 16 May 1993 – 16 May 2000 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tansu Çiller Necmettin Erbakan Mesut Yılmaz Bülent Ecevit |
| Preceded by | Turgut Özal |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Necdet Sezer |
| 12th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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In office 20 November 1991 – 16 May 1993 |
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| President | Turgut Özal |
| Deputy | Erdal İnönü |
| Preceded by | Mesut Yılmaz |
| Succeeded by | Erdal Inönü (acting) |
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In office 12 November 1979 – 12 September 1980 |
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| President | Fahri Korutürk |
| Preceded by | Bülent Ecevit |
| Succeeded by | Turhan Feyzioğlu |
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In office 21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978 |
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| President | Fahri Korutürk |
| Deputy |
Necmettin Erbakan Alparslan Türkeş |
| Preceded by | Bülent Ecevit |
| Succeeded by | Bülent Ecevit |
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In office 31 March 1975 – 21 June 1977 |
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| President | Fahri Korutürk |
| Deputy |
Necmettin Erbakan Turhan Feyzioğlu Alparslan Türkeş |
| Preceded by | Sadi Irmak |
| Succeeded by | Bülent Ecevit |
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In office 21 October 1965 – 16 March 1971 |
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| President |
Cemal Gürsel Cevdet Sunay |
| Preceded by | Suat Hayri Ürgüplü |
| Succeeded by | Nihat Erim |
| Leader of the True Path Party | |
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In office 24 September 1987 – 16 May 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Hüsamettin Cindoruk |
| Succeeded by | Tansu Çiller |
| Leader of the Justice Party | |
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In office 28 November 1964 – 16 October 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Ragıp Gümüşpala |
| Succeeded by | Party abolished |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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In office 10 October 1965 – 12 September 1980 |
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| Constituency | Isparta (1965, 1969, 1973, 1977) |
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In office 29 November 1987 – 20 November 1993 |
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| Constituency | Isparta (1987, 1991) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel 1 November 1924 İslamköy, Atabey, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 17 June 2015 (aged 90) Ankara, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Justice Party, True Path Party (now Democratic Party) |
| Spouse(s) | Nazmiye Demirel (m. 1948; d. 2013) |
| Alma mater | Istanbul Technical University |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
| Religion | Islam |
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Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel (Turkish pronunciation: [sylejˈman demiˈɾel], 1 November 1924 – 17 June 2015) was a Turkish politician and statesman who served as the 9th President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Turkey seven times between the years 1965 and 1993. He was the leader of the Justice Party (AP) from 1964 to 1980 and the leader of the True Path Party (DYP) from 1987 to 1993.
Having been identified as a potential future Prime Minister by Adnan Menderes, Demirel was elected leader of the Justice Party in 1964 and managed to bring down the government of İsmet İnönü in 1965 despite not being a Member of Parliament. He supported the government of Suat Hayri Ürgüplü until his party won a parliamentary majority in the 1965 general election. Claiming that his grouping was the successor of the banned Democrat Party, he was re-elected as Prime Minister in 1969 by winning a parliamentary majority for a second time. Despite his economic reforms which stabilised inflation, he resigned as Prime Minister after his budget was blocked by parliament, but formed his third government shortly after. His premiership came to an end following the 1971 Turkish coup d'état.
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