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Vahit Melih Halefo?lu

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Vahit Melih Halefo?lu
25th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
13 December 1983 ? 21 December 1987
Prime Minister Turgut Ozal
Preceded by ?lter Turkmen
Succeeded by Mesut Yılmaz
Personal details
Born ( 1919-11-19 ) 19 November 1919
Antakya , Ottoman Empire
(now Turkey )
Died 20 January 2017 (2017-01-20) (aged 97)
Istanbul , Turkey
Political party Motherland Party (ANAP)
Alma mater Ankara University, School of Political Science
Profession Diplomat, politician

Vahit Melih Halefo?lu (19 November 1919 ? 20 January 2017) was a Turkish politician and diplomat .

Following his education at the School of Political Science in Ankara University in 1942 he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Between 1962 and 1983, Halefo?lu served as ambassador in Beirut (1962–1965), Kuwait City (1964–1965), Moscow (1965–1966, 1982–1983), The Hague (1966–1970) and Bonn [1] (1972–1982).

After the general elections held in 1983 , Turgut Ozal appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs from outside of the parliament . At the intermediate general elections of 1986, he was elected deputy of Ankara from the Motherland Party (ANAP). He did not stand for election in the 1987 general elections and ended his political career. [ citation needed ]

Personal life [ edit ]

Halefo?lu was married to Zehra Bereket. Her father, Suphi Bereket , was the first President of the Syrian Federation . [2]

Halefo?lu died on 20 January 2017 at the age of 97. He was interred at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service in Te?vikiye Mosque . [3]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Gocek, Fatma Muge (2015). Denial of Violence: Ottoman Past, Turkish Present and Collective Violence Against the Armenians, 1789-2009 . Oxford University Press. p. 601. ISBN   978-0-19-933420-9 .
  2. ^ Guneri Cıvao?lu (2016). "Aile a?acında DNA" . Milliyet . Retrieved 18 December 2016 .
  3. ^ "Eski Dı?i?leri Bakanı Halefo?lu Son Yolculu?una U?urlandı" . Milliyet (in Turkish). 23 January 2017 . Retrieved 23 January 2017 .
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
13 December 1983–21 December 1987
Succeeded by