Turgut Göle

Turgut Göle (1913–2002) was a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) and served at the Parliament and also, at the Senate. He left the CHP and joined the Republican Reliance Party in 1967. Before his political career he worked as a district governor and then, a lawyer.

Early life and education He was born in Ardahan, Ottoman Empire, in 1913. His sister was married to Münir Hüsrev Göle, a politician. Çubuk, Gündoğmuş and Gölbaşı. Göle was one of the signatories of a declaration issued on 4 September 1957 which demanded the detailed inclusion of the fundamental rights and freedoms in the constitution, the establishment of a Constitutional Court and the adoption of the bicameral system.

Göle was a member of the Turkish Group at the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe for two terms from 29 April 1957 to 1 May 1958 and from 19 September 1962 to 1 May 1963.

Following the military coup on 27 May 1960 the rule of the Democrat Party ended, and a Constituent Assembly was formed. Göle was made a member of the Assembly on 6 January 1961 and held the post until 25 October 1961. In the same incident other CHP politicians, including Nihat Erim, Avni Doğan and Kasım Gülek, were also expelled from the party.

In the general election of 1965 Göle was again elected as a deputy for the CHP from Kars. He left the CHP in 1967 and was involved in the establishment of the Republican Reliance Party led by Turhan Feyzioğlu.

Personal life and death Göle was married to the sister of Ali Bozer and Yüksel Bozer, former president of Hacettepe University. He had two children: Nilüfer Göle and Celal Göle.

Göle died on 31 January 2002.