Cengiz Tuncer Explained

Cengiz Tuncer
Office1:Minister of Transport
President1:Turgut Özal
Term Start1:21 December 1987
Term End1:9 November 1989
Predecessor1:Ekrem Pakdemirli
Successor1:Himself
President2:Yıldırım Akbulut
Term Start2:9 November 1989
Term End2:23 June 1991
Predecessor2:Himself
Successor2:Sabahattin Yalınpala
Office3:Minister of State
President3:Mesut Yılmaz
Term Start3:23 June 1991
Term End3:20 November 1991
Office4:Member of the Grand National Assembly
Constituency4:Kayseri (1983)
Antalya (1987)
Birth Place:Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
Death Place:Ankara, Turkey
Occupation:Politician
Alma Mater:Ankara University

Cengiz Tuncer (1942 – 7 December 1992) was a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of Transport in the 46th government and 47th government of Turkey, and one of the Ministers of State in the 48th government. After getting his master's degree in West Germany, Tuncer became one of the founding members of the Motherland Party (ANAP) and entered the Grand National Assembly, after which he became a minister.

Early and personal life

Born in 1942 in Manavgat, Antalya, Tuncer graduated from the Faculty of Political Science of the Ankara University in 1964. He got his master's degree in West Germany. He was married and had two children. In addition to Turkish and English, he also spoke German.[1]

Career

Tuncer was one of the founding members of the Motherland Party (ANAP).[1] He entered the Grand National Assembly as an ANAP member in 1983 from the Kayseri district. During his second term in the parliament, he was a member of the Antalya district. He was the Minister of Transport in the 46th (1987–1989) and 47th governments of Turkey (1989–1991). In the 48th government (1991), Tuncer was one of the Ministers of State.

Death

On 7 December 1992, Tuncer was found dead by his younger son, who had returned from school to their home in Ankara.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cengiz Tuncer (Antalyalı). 10 September 2022. Biyografya. Turkish. 24 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924030833/https://www.biyografya.com/biyografi/21333. live.
  2. "Eski Bakan Ölü Bulundu". Milliyet, 8 December 1992, p. 12
  3. "Cengiz Tuncer Vefat Etti". Cumhuriyet, 8 December 1992, p. 14