Adnan Menderes
Adnan Menderes | |
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Menderes in 1939 | |
| 9th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 22 May 1950 – 27 May 1960 | |
| President | Celâl Bayar |
| Preceded by | Şemsettin Günaltay |
| Succeeded by | Cemal Gürsel |
| Party Leader of the Democrat Party | |
| In office 9 June 1950 – 27 May 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Celâl Bayar |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 25 April 1931 – 27 May 1960 | |
| Constituency | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1899 |
| Died | 17 September 1961 (aged 62) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Party | SCF (1930) CHP (1930–1945) Independent (1945–1946) DP (1946–1960) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | |
| Education | Şirinyer American College |
| Alma mater | Ankara University (LLB) |
| Awards | See below |
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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.