| Bülend Ulusu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 18th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 21 September 1980 – 13 December 1983 | |
| President | Kenan Evren |
| Deputy | Zeyyat Baykara Turgut Özal |
| Preceded by | Turhan Feyzioğlu |
| Succeeded by | Turgut Özal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1922-07-01)1 July 1922 Üsküdar, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 23 December 2015(2015-12-23) (aged 93) Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Independent |
Saim Bülend Ulusu (1 July 1922 – 23 December 2015) was a Turkish admiral who was Prime Minister of Turkey from the time of the 1980 military coup to the time that elections were allowed in 1983.
Biography
Ulusu graduated from the Turkish Naval Academy on 15 October 1940 with the rank of a Sub-Lieutenant.
He attained the highest possible rank as admiral in 1974, and retired from the military in 1980 as the Commander of the Navy, he was appointed in 1977. As a prime minister he advocated for a closer relationship between Turkey and NATO as well as the member states of the Council of Europe.
Ulusu died on 23 December 2015, aged 93.
Political career
After 1980 coup d'état, Ulusu was named as Prime Minister of Turkey by military authorities. His cabinet remained in office until the 1983 elections.
References
- Inc, Marquis Who's Who (1982-11-01). Who's who in the World. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8379-1106-9.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - Kushner, David (1984). Landau, Jacob M. (ed.). Atatürk and the Modernization of Turkey. Westview Press, Inc./ E.J. Brill. p. 236. ISBN 978-90-04-07070-7.
- "12 Eylül darbesinin başbakanı Bülend Ulusu hayatını kaybetti". NTV (Turkey). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
External links
- Biyografi.net - Biography of Bülend Ulusu (in Turkish)
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byHilmi Fırat | Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces 9 August 1977–10 August 1980 |
Succeeded byNejat Tümer |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded bySüleyman Demirel | Prime Minister of Turkey 21 September 1980–13 December 1983 |
Succeeded byTurgut Özal |
