Oğuzhan Asiltürk

Turkish politician (1935-2021)

Oğuzhan Asiltürk (25 May 1935 – 1 October 2021) was a Turkish politician.[1] He was Minister of Industry and Technology and Minister of the Interior from 1974 until 1978. He was the Chairman of the Consultative Board of the Felicity Party from 2011 until his death in 2021.[2]

Oğuzhan Asiltürk
Asiltürk in 2021
Chairman of the Consultative Board of the Felicity Party
In office
2011 – 1 October 2021
Minister of Industry and Technology
In office
21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978
PresidentFahri Korutürk
Prime MinisterSüleyman Demirel
Preceded byTarhan Erdem
Succeeded byOrhan Alp
Minister of the Interior
In office
31 March 1975 – 11 April 1977
PresidentFahri Korutürk
Prime MinisterSüleyman Demirel
Preceded byMukadder Öztekin [tr]
Succeeded bySabahattin Özbek [tr]
In office
26 January 1974 – 17 November 1974
PresidentFahri Korutürk
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Preceded byMukadder Öztekin
Succeeded byMukadder Öztekin
Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
In office
14 November 1991 – 1 October 2002
ConstituencyMalatya (1991, 1995, 1999)
In office
24 October 1973 – 12 September 1980
ConstituencyAnkara (1973, 1977)
Personal details
Born25 May 1935
Hekimhan, Turkey
Died1 October 2021(2021-10-01) (aged 86)
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Political partyMSP
RP
FP
SP
Alma materIstanbul Technical University
OccupationCivil engineer

On 13 September 2021, Asiltürk was hospitalized in Ankara, Turkey with COVID-19.[3] He died of a heart attack on 1 October 2021 at the age of 86.[4][5]

References

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  1. Şahin, Sefa (1 October 2021). "Saadet Partisi YİK Başkanı Asiltürk vefat etti". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Ankara. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. Arpacık, Cihat (9 January 2021). "Erdoğan-Asiltürk görüşmesi hem Cumhurbaşkanlığı hem Milli Görüş kulislerine nasıl yansıdı?". Independent Türkçe (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "Saadet Partisi YİK Başkanı Oğuzhan Asiltürk hastaneye kaldırıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. "Son dakika... Saadet Partisi YİK Başkanı Oğuzhan Asiltürk, hayatını kaybetti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. "Milli Görüş'e adanan bir ömür: Oğuzhan Asiltürk". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.