Ziya Müezzinoğlu
Minister of Finance
In office
1978–1979
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Minister of Commerce
In office
June 1977 – July 1977
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Minister of Finance
In office
2 May 1972 – 1973
Prime MinisterFerit Melen
Personal details
Born5 May 1919
Kayseri, Ottoman Empire
Died13 June 2020(2020-06-13) (aged 101)
Antalya, Turkey
NationalityTurk
Political partyRepublican People's Party
Children2
Alma materAnkara University

Ziya Müezzinoğlu (1919–2020) was a Turkish economist, diplomat and politician. He held various posts, including ambassador of Turkey to West Germany and minister of finance.

Early life and education

Müezzinoğlu was born in Kayseri on 5 May 1919.[1] He was educated at the Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University.[1]

Career

After his graduation in 1942 Müezzinoğlu joined at the Ministry of Finance where he first worked in the Finance Inspection Board.[2] He became an inspectorate of finance in 1946.[2] Between 1959 and 1960 he served as the director general of the treasury.[2] Following the military coup on 27 May 1960 he was elected to the Constituent Assembly.[1] In 1962 he was appointed undersecretary of the State Planning Organization which he held until 1964 when he was named as the ambassador of Turkey to West Germany.[1] From January 1967 he served as the permanent representative of Turkey at the European Economic Community.[1] The same year he also became the representative of Turkey at the European Coal and Steel Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.[2]

On 22 May 1972 Müezzinoğlu was appointed finance minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ferit Melen and remained in office until 1973.[1][2] Following the military intervention of Turkey in Cyprus Müezzinoğlu was named as the head of the Coordination Council in August 1974.[3] The council was designed to reorganization of the region under Turkish administration.[3] Müezzinoğlu was in office until July 1975.[3] He was elected to the Turkish Senate for the Republican People's Party in 1975 from his hometown, Kayseri.[1] In 1977 he was appointed minister of commerce to the second cabinet of Bülent Ecevit.[1] His term was very brief, but he was again appointed minister of finance next year and served in the cabinet headed by Ecevit.[2] He was in office until 1979.[2]

Later years, personal life and death

Following his retirement from politics in 1990 Müezzinoğlu involved in the establishment of several foundations, including Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etütler Vakfı (Turkish: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation), Çağdaş Demokrasi Vakfı (Turkish: Contemporary Democracy Foundation) and Türkiye–Avrupa Vakfı (Turkish: Foundation of Turkey–Europa)[1]

He was married and had two children.[4]

Müezzinoğlu died in Antalya on 13 June 2020.[2][5] He was buried at the Kötekli Belen cemetery in Antalya on 15 June after the funeral prayers.[2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Vakfımızın kurucusu Sayın Ziya Müezzinoğlu'nu kaybettik" (in Turkish). Türkiye-Avrupa Vakfı. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Eski Maliye Bakanı Ziya Müezzinoğlu yaşamını yitirdi". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 14 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 İsmail Şahin; Cemile Şahin; Mine Öztürk (2013). "Barış Harekâtı Sonrasında Türkiye'den Kıbrıs'a Yapılan Göçler Ve Tatbik Edilen İskân Politikası". Turkish Studies (in Turkish). 8 (7): 609. doi:10.7827/TurkishStudies.5225.
  4. ↑ "Ziya Müezzinoğlu (144)" (in Turkish). Maliye Müfettişleri Derneği. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Emekli Büyükelçi Ziya Müezzinoğlu'nun vefatı" (in Turkish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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