Hasan Fehmi Güneş

Hasan Fehmi Güneş
Minister of Interior
In office
13 January 1979 – 5 October 1979
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Personal details
Born1934
Adapazarı
Died23 November 2021 (aged 86–87)
Ankara
Resting placeKarapürçek, Sakarya
Political partyRepublican People's Party
Children2
Alma materAnkara University

Hasan Fehmi Güneş (1934 – 23 November 2021) was a Turkish jurist and politician who served as the interior minister in 1979. He was a member of the Turkish parliament for two terms from the Republican People's Party. Between 1975 and 1980 he served in the Turkish Senate.

Biography

Güneş was born in Adapazarı in 1934.[1] He graduated from Ankara University receiving a bachelor's degree in law.[2] After working as a lawyer and public prosecutor, he entered politics and became senator in the period 1975–1980.[2] On 13 January 1979 he was appointed interior minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit.[2][3] His term witnessed significant events, including the assassination of journalist Abdi İpekçi, arrest of the assassin, Mehmet Ali Ağca, and attack by the members of the Palestine Liberation Organization against the Egyptian Embassy in Ankara.[4][5] He resigned from the office in late September 1979 following the media reports about his affair with an actress.[6]

Güneş was a member of the Turkish parliament in the 18th and 22nd terms.[1] He was elected to the Parliament in the 1987 general election from the Social Democratic Populist Party.[7] He run for the presidency of the Republican People's Party on 30 September 2000, but he lost the election to Deniz Baykal.[8]

Güneş was married and had two children.[4] He died in Ankara on 23 November 2021.[4] He was buried in his hometown, Karapürçek, Sakarya, on 25 November.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Latif Sansür (23 November 2021). "Hasan Fehmi Güneş hayatını kaybetti". Sözcü (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Eski İçişleri Bakanı Hasan Fehmi Güneş yaşamını yitirdi". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Past ministers" (in Turkish). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Hasan Fehmi Güneş: Eski İçişleri Bakanı, CHP milletvekili ve senatör 87 yaşında hayatını kaybetti". BBC Turkish (in Turkish). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ Metin Munir (14 July 1979). "Palestinians Hold Egyptian Officials Hostage in Turkey". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Other World Events". The New York Times. 7 October 1979. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. ^ "1987 Türkiye Genel Seçimleri Adayları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Ortak hafızada bugün: 30 Eylül". 140journos (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.