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Deniz Baykal MP Ph.D.
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Interim
In office 17 November 2015 – 22 November 2015
President	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	İsmet Yılmaz
Succeeded by	İsmail Kahraman
In office 23 June 2015 – 1 July 2015
President	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Cemil Çiçek
Succeeded by	İsmet Yılmaz
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 31 October 1995 – 6 March 1996
Prime Minister	Tansu Çiller
Preceded by	Necmettin Cevheri
Succeeded by	Nahit Menteşe
Leader of the Opposition
In office 19 November 2002 – 22 May 2010
Prime Minister	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Abdullah Gül
Preceded by	Tansu Çiller
Succeeded by	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
34th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 31 October 1995 – 6 March 1996
Prime Minister	Tansu Çiller
Preceded by	Ali Coşkun Kırca
Succeeded by	Emre Gönensay
Vice President of Socialist International
In office 31 October 2003 – 2 July 2008
President	António Guterres George Papandreou
Country	Turkey
Preceded by	Erdal İnönü
Succeeded by	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
4th Leader of the Republican People's Party
In office 30 September 2000 – 10 May 2010
Preceded by	Altan Öymen
Succeeded by	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
In office 9 September 1995 – 23 May 1999
Preceded by	Hikmet Çetin
Succeeded by	Altan Öymen
In office 9 September 1992 – 18 February 1995
Preceded by	Bülent Ecevit
Succeeded by	Hikmet Çetin
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
In office 5 January 1978 – 12 November 1979
Prime Minister	Bülent Ecevit
Preceded by	Kamran İnan
Succeeded by	Ahmet Esat Kıratlıoğlu
Minister of Finance
In office 26 January 1974 – 17 November 1974
Prime Minister	Bülent Ecevit
Preceded by	Sadık Tekin Müftüoğlu
Succeeded by	Bedri Gürsoy
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office 14 November 2002 – 11 February 2023
Constituency	Antalya (2002, 2007, 2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018)
In office 14 December 1987 – 18 April 1999
Constituency	Antalya (1987, 1991, 1995)
In office 14 October 1973 – 12 September 1980
Constituency	Antalya (1973, 1977)
Personal details
Born	(1938-07-20)20 July 1938 Antalya, Turkey
Died	11 February 2023(2023-02-11) (aged 84) Ankara, Turkey
Resting place	Turkish State Cemetery
Political party	Republican People's Party (1973–1980, 1992–2023) Social Democratic People's Party (1987–1992)
Spouse(s)	Olcay Baykal ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Ankara University of California Columbia University

Deniz Baykal (20 July 1938 – 11 February 2023) was a Turkish politician and academic. He was the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the leader of the Main Opposition in Turkey. He has been the Member of Parliament for Antalya since 2002.

He quit his academic career and was elected as the Member of Parliament from the Republican People's Party in 1973. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, Energy and Foreign Affairs in various times.

He resigned as leader of the Republican People's Party on May 10, 2010.

Because he was the oldest MP, he became the interim Speaker of the Parliament until the election of the permanent speaker. He became CHP's nominee for the election.

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