- Fahri Korutürk
Infobox President | name = Fahri Korutürk
nationality = Turkish
order = 6th President of the Republic of Turkey
term_start =April 6 ,1973
term_end =April 6 ,1980
vicepresident =
predecessor =Cevdet Sunay
successor =Kenan Evren
birth_date =August 3 ,1903
birth_place =İstanbul
death_date =October 12 ,1987
death_place =İstanbul
spouse = Emel Korutürk
party =Fahri Korutürk (
August 3 ,1903 ndashOctober 12 ,1987 ) was a Turkishnavy officer,diplomat and the sixthpresident of Turkey .Biography
He was born in
İstanbul . He attended the navy cadet school in 1916, graduated in 1923, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1933. Korutürk saw active service oncruiser s andsubmarine s and later travelled abroad as navalattaché inRome ,Berlin andStockholm . In 1936, he participated inMontreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Turkish Straits as military advisor. He was maderear admiral in 1950 and commanded various units until he becameadmiral .After his retirement in 1960 from the post of Commander of the
Turkish Navy , Korutürk was appointed by the Head of StateCemal Gursel as Turkishambassador to theSoviet Union and later toSpain . In 1968, PresidentCevdet Sunay appointed him member of thesenate . OnApril 6 ,1973 , the TBMM elected him the 6th President of the Republic of Turkey. Korutürk served the constitutional term of seven years untilApril 6 ,1980 . Afterwards he became a permanentsenator .He married Emel Korutürk in 1944 and they had two sons and a daughter. His surname, Korutürk, [The verb "koru"mak means "to protect", and refers to Ataturk's expectation of Korutürk to preserve his legacy.] was given to him byMustafa Kemal Atatürk . Fahri Korutürk died in Moda,İstanbul . He was laid to rest in theTurkish State Cemetery inAnkara .Works
* "İskajerak Deniz Muharebesi hakkında bir konferans" "(A Conference on the
Battle of Skagerrak )"ee also
*
List of Turkish diplomats References and notes
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