Orhan Eyüpoğlu

Orhan Eyüpoğlu (1918 – 30 November 1980) was a Turkish politician. A graduate of Istanbul University's Faculty of Law, he was deputy director of the Istanbul Police force. In 1973 he was elected as the secretary general of the Republican People's Party defeating Turan Güneş and Deniz Baykal.[1] He later served as the deputy prime minister in the 40th and 42nd governments.

Orhan Eyüpoğlu
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
5 January 1978  12 November 1979
Preceded byNecmettin Erbakan
In office
21 June 1977  21 July 1977
Preceded byNecmettin Erbakan
Succeeded byNecmettin Erbakan
Secretary General of the Republican People's Party
In office
2 August 1973  21 January 1978
Preceded byKamil Kırıkoğlu
Succeeded byMustafa Üstündağ
Personal details
Born1918
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died30 November 1980(1980-11-30) (aged 62)

Eyüpoğlu died of a heart attack on 30 November 1980.[2]

References

  1. Ahmet Metin Oktay (1998). The Left of Center Politics in Turkey: The Republican People's Party 1965-1980 (MA thesis). Bilkent University. p. 60. ISBN 9798426860049. ProQuest 2665130753.
  2. November 1980 Archived 6 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine byegm.gov.tr


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