Turgut Özal

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Halil Turgut Özal (13 October 1927 – 17 April 1993) was a Turkish engineer, economist, and statesman. Born in Malatya, he studied electrical engineering at Istanbul Technical University and graduated in 1950 (en.wikipedia.org). He worked at the State Electrical Power Planning Administration before continuing his studies in the United States in engineering economics around 1952–1953 (aa.com.tr). In the 1960s and 1970s, he served in high-level roles in Turkey’s State Planning Organization and worked as a consultant for the World Bank between 1971 and 1973 (aa.com.tr).

In late 1979, Özal was appointed undersecretary to Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel, participating in the formulation of the January 24 economic decisions aimed at liberalizing Turkey's economy (aa.com.tr). After the 1980 military coup, he continued as Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic affairs in Bülend Ulusu’s government until his resignation in 1982 due to policy disagreements (en.wikipedia.org).

Following the lifting of political bans, Özal founded the Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi, ANAP) on 20 May 1983 (en.wikipedia.org). ANAP won the 6 November 1983 general elections, and Özal became Turkey’s 19th Prime Minister on 13 December 1983 (en.wikipedia.org). He served two terms as prime minister, winning re-election in 1987 (en.wikipedia.org).

On 9 November 1989, Özal was elected as Turkey’s 8th President by the Grand National Assembly and assumed office on 9 November (en.wikipedia.org). He served in that capacity until his sudden death on 17 April 1993 in Ankara; the cause was reported as a heart attack (aa.com.tr).

In 2012, amid family concerns and speculation, his body was exhumed for investigation. Samples were taken and analyses conducted by the Forensic Medicine Institute. No conclusive statements were publicly released regarding the cause of death (aa.com.tr).

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