Osman Sadi Eldem (1910–1995) was a Turkish diplomat and served as the ambassador of Turkey to Spain between 1969 and 1972 and then to Iran from 1972 to 1975.
Sadi Eldem | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Turkey to Iran | |
| In office 27 November 1972 – 10 April 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Namık Yolga |
| Succeeded by | Rahmi Gümrükçüoğlu |
| Ambassador of Turkey to Spain | |
| In office 1967–1972 | |
| Succeeded by | Zeki Kuneralp |
| Ambassador of Turkey to Syria | |
| In office 1965–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1910 Marseille, France |
| Died | 15 January 1995 (aged 84) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Resting place | Yahya Efendi Mausoleum, Beşiktaş, Istanbul |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Ceyda Necla Edhem |
| Alma mater | |
Early life and education
editSadi was born in Marseille, France, on 10 April 1910.[1] He was the youngest child of İsmail Hakkı and Azize Hanım.[1] İsmail Hakkı was serving as the consul general of the Ottoman Empire in Marseille when he was born.[1] His mother, Azize Hanım, was the granddaughter of the Ottoman statesman and Grand vizier Ibrahim Edhem Pasha.[1]
Sadi graduated from Galatasaray High School and received a degree in law from Istanbul University.[1][2] He held a PhD degree in law from the University of Paris in 1940.[1][2] His thesis was published with the title Le statut des magistrats (Recrutement).[1]
Career
editEldem joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1940 where he worked at different positions.[1] He was named as the ambassador of Turkey to Syria in 1965 and served in the post for one year.[1] He was appointed undersecretary of the ministry on 7 September 1967 which he held until 1969 when he was made the ambassador of Turkey to Spain.[1] Eldem's term ended in 1972, and Zeki Kuneralp was appointed to the post on 27 October 1972.[3] Eldem replaced Namık Yolga as the ambassador of Turkey to Iran on 27 November 1972.[4] Eldem was in office until his retirement on 10 April 1975, and Rahmi Gümrükçüoğlu succeeded him in the post.[4]
Personal life and death
editEldem married a daughter of Ottoman princess Naciye Sultan, Rana Hanımsultan, on 25 July 1949.[1][5] They had three children, two daughters and a son.[1] Their secondborn, Necla born on 24 March 1654 and died at age 10 in an accident on 24 August 1964.[1] Their eldest daughter, Ceyda, was born on 1 March 1954[1] and died in Istanbul at age 60 in August 2014.[6] Their son, Edhem Eldem (born 2 March 1960), is a historian and academic working at Boğaziçi University. On 2 September 1983 he married Zeynep Sedef Torunoglu, and they had a daughter, Simin Eldem (born on 2 January 1987).[1][6]
Eldem died in Istanbul on 15 January 1995.[5] He was buried next to his daughter, Necla, and in-laws in Yahya Efendi Mausoleum in Beşiktaş, Istanbul.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Osman Sadi Eldem (1910-1995)" (PDF). core.ac.uk (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b Neval Milanlıoğlu (2011). Emine Naciye Sultan'ın Hayatı (1896-1957) (MA thesis) (in Turkish). Marmara University. p. 134. ISBN 9798519148924. ProQuest 2607267038.
- ^ Berksan Gülsoy (2002). "Zeki Kuneralp'in Diplomatik Görevleri (1941-1979)". Journal of Modern Turkish History Studies (in Turkish). 22 (45): 931.
- ^ a b "Embassy History and Previous Ambassadors". Turkish Embassy in Tehran. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b Cahide Sınmaz Sönmez (2014). "Sürgünden Vatana Osmanlı Hanedanının Geri Dönen İlk Üyeleri 1924 1951". Tarihin Peşinde Uluslararası Tarih ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi (in Turkish). 6 (12): 94.
- ^ a b "Sultan Abdülmecid'in Torunu Ceyda Eldem'in cenazesi yarın defnedilecek". IHA (in Turkish). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.