Memorial Page for Süleyman Demirel

Nov 1, 1924 – Jun 17, 2015(90 years)Died in:Ankara, Ankara Province

9th President of the Republic of Turkey

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June 16th, 2026

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Biography

Birthplace

İslamköy, Atabey

Place of Death

Ankara, Ankara Province

Nationality

İslamköy

Cause of Death

respiratory disease

Religion

Sunni Islam

Burial Place

Atabey

Occupation(2)

engineerpolitician

Awards(8)

Order of the RepublicCollar of the Order of the Star of RomaniaCollar of the Order of the Cross of Terra MarianaKnight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicGrand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germanyhonorary doctor of the Hebrew University of JerusalemHonorary doctor of the University of ZagrebGreat Gold Medal of Masaryk University

Spouse(1)

Nazmiye Demirel

Education(1)

Istanbul Technical University

Süleyman Demirel (* November 1, 1924 in İslamköy; † June 17, 2015 in Ankara) was a 9th President of the Republic of Turkey. He was 90 years old. He was married to Nazmiye Demirel. He studied at Istanbul Technical University. His faith was Sunni Islam. He received 8 awards, including Order of the Republic, Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania. His cause of death was respiratory disease. He was buried at Atabey.

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Born in İslamköy, Atabey

1924

Married Nazmiye Demirel

1948

until 2013

Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

2000

Great Gold Medal of Masaryk University

2002

Order of the Republic

2004

Died in Ankara, Ankara Province (respiratory disease)

2015

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Nazmiye Demirel

Süleyman Demirel. Forever remembered.