Selahattin Çetiner | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
In office 20 September 1980 – 13 December 1983 | |
Preceded by | Orhan Eren |
Succeeded by | Ali Tanrıyar |
Personal details | |
Born | Lapseki, Ottoman Empire | 1 July 1922
Died | 4 June 2023 Bodrum, Muğla Province, Turkey | (aged 100)
Nationality | Turkish |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Meral |
Education | Turkish Military Academy |
Occupation | Military officer |
Selahattin Çetiner (1 July 1922 – 4 June 2023) was a Turkish politician and retired lieutenant general in the Turkish Armed Forces. [1] An independent, he served as Minister of the Interior from 1980 to 1983 following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. [1] [2]
Çetiner became ill at his home in the Koyunbaba neighborhood of Bodrum. [1] He was taken to a private hospital in Bodrum, Muğla Province, where he died from organ failure on 4 June 2023 at the age of 100. [1] Çetiner was survived by his wife, Meral, daughter, Ümit Dinçel, and son, Atıf Çetiner. [2] His funeral was held with military honors at the Büyük Selimiye Mosque in Istanbul with burial in the city's Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. [1]