Şükrü Elekdağ

Şükrü Elekdağ
Member of Parliament for İstanbul
In office 3 November 2002 – 12 June 2011
Constituency	3rd electoral district
Ambassador of Turkey to Japan
In office 1970–1974
President	Fahri S. Korutürk
Preceded by	Turgud Aytuğ
Succeeded by	Celal Eyicioğlu
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affair
In office 1974–1979
President	Fahri S. Korutürk
Ambassador of Turkey to the United States
In office 1979–1989
President	Fahri S. Korutürk Kenan Evren
Preceded by	Melih Esenbel
Succeeded by	Nüzhet Kandemir
Personal details
Born	Mustafa Şükrü Elekdağ September 29, 1924 (1924-09-29) (age 87) Istanbul, Turkey
Political party	Republican People's Party
Alma mater	Istanbul Higher Education School of Economics and Commerce University of Paris
Profession	Diplomat, academician, politician
Website	http://sukruelekdag.wordpress.com/

Mustafa Şükrü Elekdağ (pronounced [ʃyˈcɾy elekdaɰ]; born 29 September 1924^[1]) is a Turkish diplomat, academician and politician.

He served as the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador of Turkey to Japan (1970–1974)^[2] and to the United States (1979–1989).^[3] He was also the Member of Parliament (2002–2011) from the Republican People's Party.^[1]

He was one of the prepotent foreign policy makers of Turkey in 1990s. In 1994, he wrote the 2½ War Strategy about Turkey's neighborhood relations and national security policy.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mustafa Şükrü Elekdağ". Grand National Assembly of Turkey. http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.bilgi?p_donem=23&p_sicil=6016. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
2. ^ "Mission Chief History". Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, Tokyo, Japan. http://tokyo.be.mfa.gov.tr/MissionChiefHistory.aspx. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
3. ^ "Embassy History and Previous Ambassadors". Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, Washington, the United States of America. http://www.washington.emb.mfa.gov.tr/MissionChiefHistory.aspx. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
4. ^ Elekdağ, Şükrü. "2½ War Strategy". Center for Strategic Research. http://www.sam.gov.tr/perceptions/Volume1/March-May1996/212WARSTRATEGY.pdf. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 

External links

• Şükrü Elekdağ "Bakış", official website (Turkish)
• Şükrü Elekdağ, Twitter account (Turkish)
• Profile at Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish)

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Turgud Aytuğ	Ambassador of Turkey to Japan 1970–1974	Succeeded by Celal Eyicioğlu
Preceded by Melih Esenbel	Ambassador of Turkey to the United States 1979–1989	Succeeded by Nüzhet Kandemir

Persondata
Name	Elekdag, Mustafa Sukru
Alternative names	Elekdag, Sukru
Short description
Date of birth	September 29, 1924
Place of birth	Istanbul
Date of death
Place of death