Özal

British

/ əʊˈzɑːl /

noun

Turgut (ˈtɜːɡʊt). 1927–93, Turkish statesman: prime minister of Turkey (1983–89); president (1989–93)

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Turkish President Turgut Ozal died at age 66.

From Washington Times

Earlier, Yilmaz served as foreign minister and culture minister in former premier Turgut Ozal’s government.

From Washington Times

In 1988, meetings between prime ministers Turgut Özal of Turkey and Andreas Papandreou of Greece brought relations between the countries back from the brink of war.

From BBC

Alliances are never perfect, of course, and there have been moments over the past seven decades that justify Turkey’s image as a close partner of the United States: President Turgut Ozal shut down pipelines carrying Iraqi oil through Turkey during the run-up to the Gulf War, at great cost to the Turkish economy, for instance.

From Washington Post

The oft-cited reason is that former Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Ozal had met his Greek counterpart Andreas Papandreou in Davos and felt he could trust him.

From BBC

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