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Ahmet Necdet Sezer
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| In office 16 May 2000 – 28 August 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit, Abdullah Gül and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
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| Preceded by | Süleyman Demirel |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Gül |
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| Born | September 13, 1941 Afyonkarahisar, Turkey |
| Spouse | Semra Sezer |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
| Religion | Islam |
Ahmet Necdet Sezer (born September 13, 1941 in Afyonkarahisar) was the tenth President of the Republic of Turkey. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey elected Sezer in 2000 after Süleyman Demirel's seven year term expired. He is succeeded by Abdullah Gül.
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Early life
After finishing Afyonkarahisar High School in 1958, he graduated from the Ankara University Faculty of Law in 1962 and began his career as a judge in Ankara. Following his military service at the Military Academy, he served first as a judge in Dicle and Yerköy, and later he became a supervisory judge in the High Court of Appeals in Ankara. In 1978 he received LL.M. in civil law from the Faculty of Law in Ankara University.
Chief Justice
On 7 March 1983, Sezer was elected as a member to the High Court of Appeals. As he was a member in the Second Chamber of Law, he was nominated by the plenary assembly of the High Court of Appeals among the three candidates for appointment as member of the Constitutional Court. On 27 September 1988, he was appointed by the President Kenan Evren as a member of the Constitutional Court. On 6 January 1998, Ahmet Necdet Sezer was elected chief justice of the Constitutional Court.
Presidency (2000 - 2007)
He was elected president in May 2000, becoming Turkey's first head of state to come from a judicial background. He was sworn in on May 16, 2000. His term was to expire on May 16, 2007, but because the Grand National Assembly of Turkey failed to elect a new president, he retained the Office as pro tempore until August 28, 2007 (the Constitution of Turkey states that a President's term of office is extended until a successor is elected).
On February 21, 2001, during a quarrel in a National Security Council meeting, he threw the constitutional code book to the Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit. According to some circles, this action was the main obvious reason of the "Black Wednesday", a big economic crisis. Others claimed that the rapid reforms for the accession negotiations with the EU and the strong ties with IMF caused the "Black Wednesday".[1]
He was a firm defender of secularism, which was a point of contention between him and the ruling AKP on many issues. On many occasions, he openly stated that the secular regime in Turkey was under threat but never gave any specific reasons.[2] He believes that Islam doesn't require women to wear headscarf. For example, he excluded from official receptions at the Presidential Palace legislators' wives who wore a headscarf.[3]
During his presidency he has pardoned 260 convicted felons, 202 of whom were captured leftist militants.[4][5][6] This type of pardon can be requested directly by the felon or the legal representative of the felon, but no political or court referral is necessary. While some organizations use this fact to criticize Sezer's presidency, they are generally not taking into account what Sezer had done to support the war on terrorism. One of his latest moves about the case was accepting the new harsh laws to punish the people who are connected to the terrorism.He was a kind of hero.[7]
References
- ^ "IMF Stopped Central Bank From Giving Liquidity in 2001, said Erçel", Referans. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ Turk President Says Secular System in Danger, <http://news.scotsman.com/latest_international.cfm?id=571112007>. Retrieved on 30 August 2007
- ^ "Turkey's Turmoil", Economist. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ "List of Sezer Amnesty Recipients Terror-Based", Dialoghaber. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Group Profile, DHKP/C, <http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=38>. Retrieved on 4 September 2007
- ^ U.S. Warns of Rising Terror Threat to Westerners Throughout Turkey, <http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/07/front2454144.2006944446.html>. Retrieved on 4 September 2007
- ^ Turkish President Signs Controversial Anti-terror Bill Subject to Court Review, <http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/07/turkish-president-signs-controversial.php>. Retrieved on 30 August 2007
External links
- Former presidents: Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
- O'Toole, Pam (2000-05-06). "Profile: Ahmet Necdet Sezer", BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-08-20.
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| Preceded by Yekta Güngör Özden |
President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey Jan 6, 1998–May 5, 2000 |
Succeeded by Mustafa Bumin |
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| Preceded by Süleyman Demirel |
President of Turkey May 16, 2000–Agu 28, 2007 |
Succeeded by Abdullah Gül |
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| NAME | Sezer, Ahmet Necdet |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | 10th President of the Republic of Turkey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Afyonkarahisar, Turkey |
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