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Also known as Ali Adnan Menderes

Turkish statesperson (1899–1961)

AI overview

Adnan Menderes was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister and led Turkey during a period of significant change in the mid-20th century. His political career and eventual execution in 1961 represent an important and controversial chapter in Turkish history.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Adnan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ottoman Empire
Place of birth
Koçarlı district
Place of death
İmralı
Occupation
politician
Political party
Democrat Party
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Turkish
Religion
Sunni Islam
Image
Adnan Menderes VI. Yasama Dönemi.jpg
Convicted of
high treason
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Commons category
Adnan Menderes
date of birth
1899-01-01
date of death
1961-09-17
manner of death
capital punishment
Commons Creator page
Adnan Menderes
cause of death
hanging to death
name in native language
Adnan Menderes
topic's main category
Category:Adnan Menderes
place of burial
İmralı
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Encyclopedic overview

Ali Adnan Ertekin Menderes ( Turkish: [adˈnan ˈmændeɾes]; 1899 – 17 September 1961) was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was tried and hanged under the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet members, Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Hasan Polatkan. During his tenure, Turkey participated in the Korean War, and was admitted to NATO in 1952. He was the last Turkish political leader to be executed after a military coup. He is also one of the four political leaders of the Turkish Republic who have been honored with a mausoleum, the others being Kemal Atatürk, Süleyman Demirel, and Turgut Özal.

Early life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Adnan Menderes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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