Saim Bülend Ulusu (1 July 1922 – 23 December 2015) was a Turkish admiral who was Prime Minister of Turkey from the time of the 1980 military coup to the time that elections were allowed in 1983.[1]
Bülend Ulusu | |
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| 18th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 21 September 1980 – 13 December 1983 | |
| President | Kenan Evren |
| Deputy | Zeyyat Baykara Turgut Özal |
| Preceded by | Turhan Feyzioğlu |
| Succeeded by | Turgut Özal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1922 Üsküdar, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 23 December 2015 (aged 93) Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Independent |
Biography
editUlusu graduated from the Turkish Naval Academy on 15 October 1940 with the rank of a Sub-Lieutenant.
He attained the highest possible rank as admiral in 1974, and retired from the military in 1980 as the Commander of the Navy, he was appointed in 1977. As a prime minister he advocated for a closer relationship between Turkey and NATO as well as the member states of the Council of Europe.[2]
Ulusu died on 23 December 2015, aged 93.[3]
Political career
editAfter 1980 coup d'état, Ulusu was named as Prime Minister of Turkey by military authorities. His cabinet remained in office until the 1983 elections.
References
edit- ^ Inc, Marquis Who's Who (1982-11-01). Who's who in the World. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8379-1106-9.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Kushner, David (1984). Landau, Jacob M. (ed.). Atatürk and the Modernization of Turkey. Westview Press, Inc./ E.J. Brill. p. 236. ISBN 978-90-04-07070-7.
- ^ "12 Eylül darbesinin başbakanı Bülend Ulusu hayatını kaybetti". NTV (Turkey). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
External links
edit- Biyografi.net - Biography of Bülend Ulusu (in Turkish)