Necmettin Erbakan
Necmettin Erbakan (29 October 1926 – 27 February 2011) was a Turkish politician. He was the Prime Minister of Turkey from 1996 to 1997. He was forced by the military to step down as prime minister and was later banned from politics.[1][2]
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| 23rd Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 28 June 1996 – 30 June 1997 | |
| President | Süleyman Demirel |
| Deputy | Tansu Çiller |
| Preceded by | Mesut Yılmaz |
| Succeeded by | Mesut Yılmaz |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978 serving alongside Alparslan Türkeş | |
| Prime Minister | Süleyman Demirel |
| Preceded by | Orhan Eyüboğlu |
| Succeeded by | Orhan Eyüboğlu |
| In office 31 March 1975 – 21 June 1977 serving alongside Turhan Feyzioğlu and Alparslan Türkeş | |
| Prime Minister | Süleyman Demirel |
| Preceded by | Zeyyat Baykara |
| Succeeded by | Orhan Eyüboğlu |
| In office 26 January 1974 – 17 November 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit |
| Preceded by | Sadi Koçaş |
| Succeeded by | Zeyyat Baykara |
| Leader of the Felicity Party | |
| In office 17 October 2010 – 27 February 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Numan Kurtulmuş |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Kamalak |
| In office 11 May 2003 – 30 January 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Recai Kutan |
| Succeeded by | Recai Kutan |
| Leader of the Welfare Party | |
| In office 11 October 1987 – 19 January 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Tekdal |
| Succeeded by | Party abolished |
| Leader of the National Salvation Party | |
| In office 20 October 1973 – 12 September 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Süleyman Arif Emre |
| Succeeded by | Party abolished |
| Leader of the National Order Party | |
| In office 26 January 1970 – 20 May 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Party abolished (Süleyman Arif Emre as leader of the National Salvation Party) |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 20 October 1991 – 18 April 1999 | |
| Constituency | Konya (1991, 1995) |
| In office 12 October 1969 – 12 September 1980 | |
| Constituency | Konya (1969, 1973, 1977) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1926 Sinop, Turkey |
| Died | 27 February 2011 (aged 84) Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey |
| Political party | National Order Party (1970–71) National Salvation Party (1972–1981) Welfare Party (1987–1998) Virtue Party (1998–2001) Felicity Party (2003–2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Nermin Erbakan (m. 1967–2005, her death) |
| Children | Zeynep, Elif, Fatih |
| Alma mater | Istanbul Technical University RWTH Aachen University |
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Erbakan was the founder and leader of several prominent Islamic political parties in Turkey from the 1960s to the 2010s. The famous one were the National Order Party (MNP), the National Salvation Party (MSP), the Welfare Party (RP), the Virtue Party (FP), and the Felicity Party (SP).
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Grave of Necmettin Erbakan and his family at Merkezefendi Cemetery in Istanbul
