Deniz Baykal
Deniz Baykal (20 July 1938 – 11 February 2023) was a Turkish politician and academician. He was the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the leader of the Main Opposition in Turkey. He has been the Member of Parliament for Antalya since 2002.
Deniz Baykal | |
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| Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Interim | |
| In office 17 November 2015 – 22 November 2015 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | İsmet Yılmaz |
| Succeeded by | İsmail Kahraman |
| In office 23 June 2015 – 1 July 2015 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Cemil Çiçek |
| Succeeded by | İsmet Yılmaz |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 31 October 1995 – 6 March 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tansu Çiller |
| Preceded by | Necmettin Cevheri |
| Succeeded by | Nahit Menteşe |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 19 November 2002 – 22 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Tansu Çiller |
| Succeeded by | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| 34th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 31 October 1995 – 6 March 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tansu Çiller |
| Preceded by | Ali Coşkun Kırca |
| Succeeded by | Emre Gönensay |
| Vice President of Socialist International | |
| In office 31 October 2003 – 2 July 2008 | |
| President | António Guterres George Papandreou |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Preceded by | Erdal İnönü |
| Succeeded by | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| 4th Leader of the Republican People's Party | |
| In office 30 September 2000 – 10 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Altan Öymen |
| Succeeded by | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| In office 9 September 1995 – 23 May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Hikmet Çetin |
| Succeeded by | Altan Öymen |
| In office 9 September 1992 – 18 February 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Bülent Ecevit |
| Succeeded by | Hikmet Çetin |
| Minister of Energy and Natural Resources | |
| In office 5 January 1978 – 12 November 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit |
| Preceded by | Kamran İnan |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Esat Kıratlıoğlu |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 26 January 1974 – 17 November 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit |
| Preceded by | Sadık Tekin Müftüoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Bedri Gürsoy |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 14 November 2002 – 11 February 2023 | |
| Constituency | Antalya (2002, 2007, 2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) |
| In office 14 December 1987 – 18 April 1999 | |
| Constituency | Antalya (1987, 1991, 1995) |
| In office 14 October 1973 – 12 September 1980 | |
| Constituency | Antalya (1973, 1977) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1938 Antalya, Turkey |
| Died | 11 February 2023 (aged 84) Ankara, Turkey |
| Resting place | Turkish State Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (1973–1980, 1992–2023) Social Democratic People's Party (1987–1992) |
| Spouse(s) | Olcay Baykal (m. 1963) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Ankara University of California Columbia University |
He quit his academic career and was elected as the Member of Parliament from the Republican People's Party in 1973. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, Energy and Foreign Affairs in various times.
He resigned as leader of the Republican People's Party on May 10, 2010.
Because he was the oldest MP, he became the interim Speaker of the Parliament until the election of the permanent speaker. He became CHP's nominee for the election.
Deniz Baykal Media
Republic Protests against the presidential candidacy of Abdullah Gül in 2007
Deniz Baykal meeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2015
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Other websites
Media related to Deniz Baykal at Wikimedia Commons
- CHP official website Archived 2011-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (in English)