Mesut Yılmaz

Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz (6 November 1947 – 30 October 2020) a Turkish politician. He was the leader of the Motherland Party from 1991 to 2002.

Mesut Yılmaz
Mesut Yılmaz (1996)
Yılmaz in Brussels (1996)
21st Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
30 June 1997 – 11 January 1999
PresidentSüleyman Demirel
Preceded byNecmettin Erbakan
Succeeded byBülent Ecevit
In office
6 March 1996 – 28 June 1996
PresidentSüleyman Demirel
Preceded byTansu Çiller
Succeeded byNecmettin Erbakan
In office
23 June 1991 – 20 November 1991
PresidentTurgut Özal
Preceded byYıldırım Akbulut
Succeeded bySüleyman Demirel
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
13 July 2000 – 18 November 2002
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Served withDevlet Bahçeli
Hüsamettin Özkan
Şükrü Sina Gürel
Preceded byCumhur Ersümer
Succeeded byMehmet Ali Şahin
Leader of the Motherland Party
In office
15 June 1991 – 4 November 2002
Preceded byYıldırım Akbulut
Succeeded byAli Talip Özdemir
25th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
22 December 1987 – 20 February 1990
Prime MinisterTurgut Özal
Yıldırım Akbulut
Preceded byVahit Melih Halefoğlu
Succeeded byAli Bozer
Minister of Culture and Tourism
In office
17 October 1986 – 21 December 1987
Prime MinisterTurgut Özal
Preceded byMükerrem Taşçıoğlu
Succeeded byTınaz Titiz
Minister of State
In office
28 May 1999 – 18 November 2002
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
In office
13 December 1983 – 17 October 1986
Prime MinisterTurgut Özal
Succeeded byHasan Celal Güzel
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
22 July 2007 – 12 June 2011
ConstituencyRize (2007)
In office
24 November 1983 – 3 November 2002
ConstituencyRize (1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999)
Personal details
Born(1947-11-06)6 November 1947
Istanbul, Turkey
Died30 October 2020(2020-10-30) (aged 72)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Political partyMotherland Party
Spouse(s)Berna Yılmaz
Alma mater
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Three times, he was the Prime Minister of Turkey. His first two terms lasted just months (in 1991 and 1996), while the third ran from June 1997 to January 1999.[1]

Yılmaz died on 30 October 2020 from lung cancer at a hospital in Istanbul at the age of 72.[2]

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References

  1. Özkok, Ertuğrul (1998-01-18). "Tabancanın altındaki mavi dosya" (in tr). Hürriyet. http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-2927&yazarid=10. Retrieved 2008-12-23. "En üstte bir tabanca duruyordu.'Güneş hediye etti' dedikten sonra tabancayı uzattı.Avusturya malı, Glock marka bir tabanca.Özelliği çok hafif oluşu. Mesut Bey'in çantasında ilk defa silah taşıdığını görüyorum. Demek ki Susurluk olayı bazı şeyleri değiştirmiş.". 
  2. Former Turkish PM Mesut Yılmaz dies aged 72

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