Having served in numerous government positions, Baykal led the CHP from 1992 to February 1995, from September 1995 to 1999 and again from 2000 to 2010.

A member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996. Social Democratic Populist Party (1985–1992)ĭeniz Baykal (20 July 1938 – 11 February 2023) was a Turkish politician. Populist Party/ Social Democracy Party (1983–1985) Hikmet Çetin is of Kurdish descent, and is married to İnci Çetin, and they have two children.Vice President of Socialist InternationalĤth Leader of the Republican People's PartyĪntalya ( 2002, 2007, 2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018)

On January 26, 2004, he took office in Kabul, and served two consecutive terms until August 24, 2006. He was appointed on Novemas NATO Secretary General's first Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, the highest-level political representative of NATO in this country, where it has held the command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) since August 11, 2003. During this time, he was a part-time lecturer at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara. After returning home, he completed his military service in 1970 and worked as the head of Economics Planning Department at the DPT until 1977. In 1968, he did research work on ' Planning models' at the Stanford University, California, USA. in ' Economics of development' from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA. Shortly after, he was sent abroad and also to the United States, where he received his M.A. degree in Economics and Finance from Ankara University, School of Political Sciences.Īfter completing his education, Hikmet Çetin joined the State Planning Organization (Turkish: Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı, DPT). After completing primary school in his hometown and high school in Ankara, he graduated in 1960 with a B.A.

He was born in Lice, a town in the southeastern Diyarbakır Province. He served also as the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Hikmet Çetin (born 1937) is a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin former minister of foreign affairs and was leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) for a short time. NATO Senior Civilian Representative in AfghanistanĢ0th Speaker of the Grand National Assemblyĥth Leader of the Republican People's Party

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