About Gündüz Suphi Aktan
Lived 1941 – 2008 (aged 67). Gündüz Suphi Aktan was a Turkish politician, diplomat and journalist.
Gündüz Aktan (1941–2008) was a Turkish diplomat and politician. He held various diplomatic posts, including ambassador of Turkey to Greece and ambassador of Turkey to Japan. After leaving diplomatic post he joined the Nationalist Movement Party and was elected to the Turkish Parliament in 2007. He served as a deputy for one year until his death in November 2008.
Early life and education Aktan was born in Safranbolu on 7 August 1941. He graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University in 1962.
Career Following his graduation Aktan worked at the Ministry of Interior. He was a member of the Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission.
Aktan was hospitalized due to heart failure in the early November 2008. Funeral prayers for him were performed in Kocatepe Mosque, Ankara, on 20 November, and he was buried Büyükada cemetery, Istanbul.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a book in memory of Aktan in 2013.
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Who was Gündüz Suphi Aktan?
Turkish diplomat and statesperson (1941–2008)
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Gündüz Suphi Aktan was born on 7 August 1941 in Safranbolu.
When did Gündüz Suphi Aktan die?
Gündüz Suphi Aktan died on 19 November 2008 in Ankara.
What was Gündüz Suphi Aktan's occupation?
Gündüz Suphi Aktan was a politician, diplomat and journalist.
What nationality was Gündüz Suphi Aktan?
Gündüz Suphi Aktan was Turkish.
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