İsmail Cem
İsmail Cem | |
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Cem, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2001 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 30 June 1997 – 11 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Mesut Yılmaz, Bülent Ecevit |
| Preceded by | Tansu Çiller |
| Succeeded by | Şükrü Sina Gürel |
| Minister of Culture of Turkey | |
| In office 7 July 1995 – 26 October 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Tansu Çiller |
| Preceded by | Ercan Karakaş |
| Succeeded by | Köksal Toptan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1940 Nişantaşı, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 24 January 2007 (aged 66) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | SHP (1985-1992), CHP (1992-1995, 2004-2007), DSP (1995-2002), YTP (2002-2004) |
| Spouse | Elçin Trak |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Ihsan İpekçi Şerife Rikkat İpekçi |
| Relatives | Abdi İpekçi (cousin) Cemil İpekçi (cousin) |
| Education | Law, sociology of politics |
| Alma mater | Robert College University of Lausanne Sciences Po Paris |
| Profession | Journalist, politician, writer, statesman |
İsmail Cem (born İsmail Cem İpekçi, 15 February 1940 – 24 January 2007) was a Turkish centre-leftist politician, intellectual, writer, author and journalist who served as the Minister of Culture of Turkey from July 7 to October 26, 1995, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey from June 30, 1997 to July 11, 2002.