Ziya Müezzinoğlu (1919–2020) was a Turkish economist, diplomat and politician. He held various posts, including ambassador of Turkey to West Germany and minister of finance.
Ziya Müezzinoğlu | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 5 January 1978 – 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 21 June 1977 – 27 July 1977 | |
| President | Fahri Korutürk |
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2 May 1972 – 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Ferit Melen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1919 Kayseri, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 13 June 2020 (aged 101) Antalya, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turk |
| Political party | Republican People's Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
Early life and education
editMüezzinoğlu was born in Kayseri on 5 May 1919.[1] He was educated at the Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University.[1]
Career
editAfter his graduation in 1942 Müezzinoğlu joined at the Ministry of Finance where he first worked in the Finance Inspection Board.[2] He became an inspectorate of finance in 1946.[2] Between 1959 and 1960 he served as the director general of the treasury.[2] Following the military coup on 27 May 1960 he was elected to the Constituent Assembly.[1] In 1962 he was appointed undersecretary of the State Planning Organization which he held until 1964 when he was named as the ambassador of Turkey to West Germany.[1] From January 1967 he served as the permanent representative of Turkey at the European Economic Community.[1] The same year he also became the representative of Turkey at the European Coal and Steel Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.[2]
On 22 May 1972 Müezzinoğlu was appointed finance minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ferit Melen and remained in office until 1973.[1][2] Following the military intervention of Turkey in Cyprus Müezzinoğlu was named as the head of the Coordination Council in August 1974.[3] The council was designed to reorganization of the region under Turkish administration.[3] Müezzinoğlu was in office until July 1975.[3] He was elected to the Turkish Senate for the Republican People's Party in 1975 from his hometown, Kayseri.[1]
Müezzinoğlu was elected as a senator from Kayseri in 1977.[4] On 21 June 1977 he was appointed minister of commerce to the second cabinet of Bülent Ecevit.[5] The cabinet could not get a vote of confidence at the Parliament on 3 July,[5] and Müezzinoğlu's term ended on 27 July.[4]
Müezzinoğlu was again appointed minister of finance on 5 January 1978[6] and served in the cabinet headed by Ecevit until 1979.[2]
Later years, personal life and death
editFollowing his retirement from politics in 1990 Müezzinoğlu was involved in the establishment of several foundations, including Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etütler Vakfı (Turkish: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation), Çağdaş Demokrasi Vakfı (Turkish: Contemporary Democracy Foundation) and Türkiye–Avrupa Vakfı (Turkish: Foundation of Turkey–Europa)[1]
He was married and had two children.[7]
Müezzinoğlu died in Antalya on 13 June 2020.[2][8] He was buried at the Kötekli Belen cemetery in Antalya on 15 June after the funeral prayers.[2][8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Vakfımızın kurucusu Sayın Ziya Müezzinoğlu'nu kaybettik" (in Turkish). Türkiye-Avrupa Vakfı. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Eski Maliye Bakanı Ziya Müezzinoğlu yaşamını yitirdi". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 14 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ a b c İsmail Şahin; Cemile Şahin; Mine Öztürk (2013). "Barış Harekâtı Sonrasında Türkiye'den Kıbrıs'a Yapılan Göçler Ve Tatbik Edilen İskân Politikası". Turkish Studies (in Turkish). 8 (7): 609. doi:10.7827/TurkishStudies.5225.
- ^ a b Suavi Aydın; Yüksel Taşkın (2016). 1960'tan Günümüze Türkiye Tarihi (in Turkish). Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. p. 231. ISBN 978-975-05-2062-4.
- ^ a b "Chronology May 16, 1977-August 15, 1977". The Middle East Journal. 31 (4): 481. 1977. JSTOR 4325678.
- ^ "Chronology November 16, 1977-February 15, 1978". The Middle East Journal. 32 (2): 199. 1978. JSTOR 4325739.
- ^ "Ziya Müezzinoğlu (144)" (in Turkish). Maliye Müfettişleri Derneği. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Emekli Büyükelçi Ziya Müezzinoğlu'nun vefatı" (in Turkish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
External links
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