Vural Arıkan | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office 13 December 1983 – 26 October 1984 | |
President | Kenan Evren |
Prime Minister | Turgut Özal |
Preceded by | Adnan Başer Kafaoğlu |
Succeeded by | Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin |
Personal details | |
Born | 1929 Aydın, Turkey |
Died | 3 August 1993 (aged 63–64) |
Nationality | Turk |
Political party |
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Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Ankara University |
Vural Arıkan (1929–3 August 1993) was a Turkish economist, lawyer and politician who was the minister of finance for one year from 1983 to 1984. He established a now-defunct political party, Citizen's Party.
Arıkan was born in Aydın in 1929. [1] He had two sisters, Türkan Arıkan and Saadet Özkal. [1] The latter was an engineer and the former was a member of the Parliament. [1]
Arıkan completed his secondary education at Trabzon High School in 1949. [2] He graduated from the Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University in 1953. [2] He later received a degree in law from the same university. [2]
Arıkan joined the General Directorate of Treasury in 1953. [3] He began to work as an assistant financial inspector in 1953. [2] He was the assistant accounting specialist from 1953 to 1956 and the accounting specialist between 9 November 1956 and 1959 at the Ministry of Finance. [2] [3] He left the ministry on 28 November 1959 and worked as a lawyer. [2]
Arıkan started his political career in 1983 when he was involved in the establishment of the Motherland Party. [1] Businessman Şarık Tara introduced him to the party. [4] The same year Arıkan won a seat for the Motherland Party from İzmir in the general election and became a member of the Parliament during the 17th term. [1] He was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Turgut Özal on 13 December 1983. [1] He replaced Adnan Başer Kafaoğlu in the post. [3] Arıkan was described by the Turkish press as one of two liberal cabinet members. [5] The other one was Deputy Prime Minister Kaya Erdem. [5] Arıkan's tenure ended on 26 October 1984 when he was removed from office upon the request of Kenan Evren, military president. [1] His successor was Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin. [3]
In May 1985 Arıkan left the Motherland Party. [6] On 19 March 1986 he established a political party named Citizen's Party. [1] It dissolved itself on 2 December 1986, and Arıkan joined the True Path Party. [7]
In 1994 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed that Vural Arıkan was drunk when he was serving at the Parliament. [8] Türkan Arıkan, sister of Vural Arıkan, sued him for compensation in 2001 and won the case in January 2004. [8] She donated the 5 billion Turkish lira compensation to the Turkish army and Turkish Education Foundation. [8]
Arıkan was married and had one child. [3] He had a good command of French and German. [2] He died on 3 August 1993. [1] [3]
Vural Arıkan | |
---|---|
Minister of Finance | |
In office 13 December 1983 – 26 October 1984 | |
President | Kenan Evren |
Prime Minister | Turgut Özal |
Preceded by | Adnan Başer Kafaoğlu |
Succeeded by | Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin |
Personal details | |
Born | 1929 Aydın, Turkey |
Died | 3 August 1993 (aged 63–64) |
Nationality | Turk |
Political party |
|
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Ankara University |
Vural Arıkan (1929–3 August 1993) was a Turkish economist, lawyer and politician who was the minister of finance for one year from 1983 to 1984. He established a now-defunct political party, Citizen's Party.
Arıkan was born in Aydın in 1929. [1] He had two sisters, Türkan Arıkan and Saadet Özkal. [1] The latter was an engineer and the former was a member of the Parliament. [1]
Arıkan completed his secondary education at Trabzon High School in 1949. [2] He graduated from the Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University in 1953. [2] He later received a degree in law from the same university. [2]
Arıkan joined the General Directorate of Treasury in 1953. [3] He began to work as an assistant financial inspector in 1953. [2] He was the assistant accounting specialist from 1953 to 1956 and the accounting specialist between 9 November 1956 and 1959 at the Ministry of Finance. [2] [3] He left the ministry on 28 November 1959 and worked as a lawyer. [2]
Arıkan started his political career in 1983 when he was involved in the establishment of the Motherland Party. [1] Businessman Şarık Tara introduced him to the party. [4] The same year Arıkan won a seat for the Motherland Party from İzmir in the general election and became a member of the Parliament during the 17th term. [1] He was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Turgut Özal on 13 December 1983. [1] He replaced Adnan Başer Kafaoğlu in the post. [3] Arıkan was described by the Turkish press as one of two liberal cabinet members. [5] The other one was Deputy Prime Minister Kaya Erdem. [5] Arıkan's tenure ended on 26 October 1984 when he was removed from office upon the request of Kenan Evren, military president. [1] His successor was Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin. [3]
In May 1985 Arıkan left the Motherland Party. [6] On 19 March 1986 he established a political party named Citizen's Party. [1] It dissolved itself on 2 December 1986, and Arıkan joined the True Path Party. [7]
In 1994 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed that Vural Arıkan was drunk when he was serving at the Parliament. [8] Türkan Arıkan, sister of Vural Arıkan, sued him for compensation in 2001 and won the case in January 2004. [8] She donated the 5 billion Turkish lira compensation to the Turkish army and Turkish Education Foundation. [8]
Arıkan was married and had one child. [3] He had a good command of French and German. [2] He died on 3 August 1993. [1] [3]