Hasan Celal Güzel (1945 – 19 March 2018)[1] was a Turkish journalist and politician. He was Minister of Education, Youth and Sport (1987–1989).[2] He was leader of the Rebirth Party in the 1990s, a party he co-founded in 1992. He was a columnist for Radikal and Vatan.
Hasan Celal Güzel | |
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| Minister of Education, Youth and Sport | |
| In office 21 April 1987 – 30 March 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Metin Emiroğlu |
| Succeeded by | Avni Akyol (Education) İsmet Özarslan (Youth and Sport) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 Gaziantep, Turkey |
| Died | (aged 73) Ankara, Turkey |
| Political party | Motherland Party Rebirth Party |
Career edit
After graduating from Ankara University with a degree in economics Güzel worked in the State Planning Organization, and then in various administrative roles in the government including in the Prime Minister's office.[2]
In a 1986 election he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Motherland Party (Turkish: Anavatan Partisi), serving as a minister of state. He was re-elected in the 1987 elections and was appointed minister of education, youth and sport (1987–1989).[2]
On 23 November 1992, Güzel co-founded the Rebirth Party (YDP) and was elected its vice-chair.[2] He was the leader of the party during the 1994 Turkish local elections and 1999.
In 2012 Güzel said that General Teoman Koman had approached him in September 1996 with a view to installing him or Mesut Yılmaz as prime minister after a planned coup. Güzel declined to get involved.[3][4] In the event, Yılmaz was appointed Prime Minister after the 28 February 1997 "post-modern coup".
References edit
- ^ "Son dakika... Hasan Celal Güzel vefat etti".
- ^ a b c d "Hasan Celal Güzel (1945 - ..." (in Turkish). kimkimdir. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Güzel: Coup plotters planned to appoint me as prime minister after Feb. 28". Today's Zaman. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Teoman Koman darbeyi Eylül 1996'da söyledi". Sabah (in Turkish). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.