Orhan Birgit

Orhan Birgit (13 July 1927 – 15 October 2019) was a Turkish lawyer, politician and journalist. He was a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and served as the minister of tourism in the first cabinet of Bülent Ecevit in 1974. He was one of the deputies of the party. He contributed to the leading newspapers, including Ulus and Cumhuriyet.

Early life and education Birgit was born in Kars on 13 July 1927. Memleket and Yeni Sabah. He was arrested during the Istanbul pogrom on 7 September 1955 due to his KTC membership and was acquitted on all counts.

In the 1965 general election Birgit became a deputy for the CHP. Güneş was part of the left of center group in the central committee.

In the first cabinet of Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit Birgit was named as the minister of tourism and the speaker of the cabinet serving in the post between January and November 1974.

Then Birgit joined the Cumhuriyet newspaper.