Murat Karayalçın

Murat Karayalçın (born 1943) is a prominent Turkish politician. He is a former foreign minister (1994–1995), deputy prime minister, and a former mayor of Ankara (1989–1993). He is the founder (in 2002) of the new Social Democratic People's Party.

Murat Karayalçın
31st Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 December 1994[1] – 27 March 1995[1]
Prime MinisterTansu Çiller
Preceded byMümtaz Soysal
Succeeded byErdal Inönü
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
19 September 1993[1] – 27 March 1995
Prime MinisterTansu Çiller
Preceded byErdal İnönü
Succeeded byHikmet Çetin
Personal details
Born1943 (age 78–79)
Samsun, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Political partyRepublican People's Party
Social Democratic Populist Party
Social Democratic People's Party
Alma materAnkara University
University of East Anglia
Professionpolitician

Karayalçın was educated at Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences and at the University of East Anglia where he graduated with a master's degree in Development Economics in 1977. He was elected leader of the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) on 11 September 1993, succeeding Erdal İnönü and served as the deputy prime minister briefly in the 50th government of Turkey.[1] The party merged with the Republican People's Party (CHP) in 1995.

He was nominated by the Republican People's Party (CHP) as candidate for mayor of Ankara in the 2009 local elections, in which he gained 31.50% of all votes.

In 2002 he founded the new Social Democratic People's Party.

References[2]
  1. Biyografi.info - Biography of Murat Karayalçın (in Turkish)
  2. Kocaimamoglu, Sudi (21 April 2016). "Mülkiye'nin Sosyal Demokratları, Sosyal Demokrasi Derneği ve Ortanın Solu Derneği". Retrieved 25 July 2017.


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