Murat Karayalçın

Murat Karayalçın (born 1943) is a prominent Turkish politician. He is a former foreign minister (1994–1995), deputy prime minister, and a former mayor of Ankara (1989–1993). He is the founder (in 2002) of the new Social Democratic People's Party.

Murat Karayalçın
31st Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 12 December 1994[1] – 27 March 1995[1]
Prime Minister	Tansu Çiller
Preceded by	Mümtaz Soysal
Succeeded by	Erdal Inönü
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 19 September 1993[1] – 27 March 1995
Prime Minister	Tansu Çiller
Preceded by	Erdal İnönü
Succeeded by	Hikmet Çetin
Personal details
Born	1943 (age 77–78) Samsun, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Political party	Republican People's Party Social Democratic Populist Party Social Democratic People's Party
Alma mater	Ankara University University of East Anglia
Profession	politician

Karayalçın was educated at Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences and at the University of East Anglia where he graduated with a master's degree in Development Economics in 1977. He was elected leader of the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) on 11 September 1993, succeeding Erdal İnönü and served as the deputy prime minister briefly in the 50th government of Turkey.[1] The party merged with the Republican People's Party (CHP) in 1995.

He was nominated by the Republican People's Party (CHP) as candidate for mayor of Ankara in the 2009 local elections, in which he gained 31.50% of all votes.

In 2002 he founded the new Social Democratic People's Party.