Bülend Ulusu Explained

Bülend Ulusu
Term Start:	21 September 1980
Term End:	13 December 1983
Birth Date:	1 July 1922

Saim Bülend Ulusu (1 July 1922 – 23 December 2015) was a Turkish admiral who was Prime Minister of Turkey from the time of the 1980 military coup to the time that elections were allowed in 1983.^[1]

Biography

Ulusu graduated from the Turkish Naval Academy on 15 October 1940 with the rank of a Sub-Lieutenant.

He attained the highest possible rank as admiral in 1974, and retired from the military in 1980 as the Commander of the Navy, he was appointed in 1977. As a prime minister he advocated for a closer relationship between Turkey and NATO as well as the member states of the Council of Europe.^[2]

Ulusu died on 23 December 2015, aged 93.^[3]

Political career

After 1980 coup d'état, Ulusu was named as Prime Minister of Turkey by military authorities. His cabinet remained in office until the 1983 elections.

External links

• Biyografi.net - Biography of Bülend Ulusu

Notes and References

1. Book: Inc, Marquis Who's Who. Who's who in the World. 1982-11-01. Marquis Who's Who, Inc.. 978-0-8379-1106-9. en.
2. Book: Kushner, David. Atatürk and the Modernization of Turkey. 1984. Westview Press, Inc./ E.J. Brill. 978-90-04-07070-7. Landau. Jacob M.. 236. en.
3. Web site: 12 Eylül darbesinin başbakanı Bülend Ulusu hayatını kaybetti. NTV (Turkey). 23 December 2015.