Cemal Gürsel

Cemal Gürsel
Gürsel in 1960
4th President of Turkey
In office
27 May 1960  28 March 1966
Prime MinisterHimself
İsmet İnönü
Süleyman Demirel
Preceded byCelâl Bayar
Succeeded byCevdet Sunay
10th Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
27 May 1960  27 October 1961
PresidentHimself
Preceded byAdnan Menderes
Succeeded byEmin Özdilek
Commander of the Turkish Army
In office
21 August 1958  2 June 1960
Preceded byMustafa Rüştü Erdelhun
Succeeded byCevdet Sunay
Personal details
Born(1894-06-09)9 June 1894
Hınıs, Erzurum Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died14 September 1966(1966-09-14) (aged 72)
Ankara, Turkey
Cause of deathApoplexy
Resting placeTurkish State Cemetery
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
(m. 1927)
Children1 (biological), 2 (adopted)
Alma materKuleli Military High School
Turkish Military Academy
Army War Institute
Signature
Military service
AllegianceOttoman Empire
Turkey
Branch/serviceOttoman Army
Turkish Land Forces
RankGeneral
Battles/wars

Cemal Gürsel (9 June 1894 – 14 September 1966) was a Turkish military officer and politician who was the fourth president of Turkey, serving from 1960 to 1966 after taking power in a coup d'état.