Hasan Işık
 Hasan Işık    (diplomat, politician) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1916 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 2, 1989 (Age 72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Galatasaray High School, Ankara University Faculty of Law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Mehmet Esat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Republican People's Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turkish diplomat and politician who attended the 1975 Bilderberg meeting.
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Hasan Esat Işık was a Turkish diplomat and politician.[1] He attended the 1975 Bilderberg meeting.
Background
Hasan Esat Işık was born in Istanbul. His father was Mehmet Esat (Esat Pasha), a well known physician.[2] He graduated from Galatasaray High School and Ankara University Faculty of Law.
Career
He held various positions in Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He worked as the Permanent Representative of the European Office in Geneva in 1952, and as Ambassador to Brussels, Moscow and Paris from 1962 to 1973.[3] In 1965, he was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Suat Hayri Ürgüplü. He was chosen outside the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
After leaving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Bursa from CHP in the 1973 and 1977 elections. He was appointed as Minister of National Defense in the 3 Turkish governments. He left the ministry on January 16, 1979.
Hasan Esat Işık was also the Deputy Secretary General of the CHP. He was among those who were banned from politics for 5 years by the new constitution following the 1980 coup d'etat.
Işık died in Ankara on July 2, 1989.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1975 | 25 April 1975 | 27 April 1975 | Turkey Golden Dolphin Hotel Cesme | The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests |
