Coşkun Kırca

Coşkun Kırca (27 March 1927, Istanbul – 24 February 2005, Istanbul) was a Turkish diplomat, journalist and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey in 1995. He was a member of the True Path Party.

Biography

He was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1927. He attended the Galatasaray High School in Istanbul and graduated from the School of Law at Istanbul University.

On March 12, 1985 the Turkish embassy in Ottawa where Kirca served as Ambassador, was attacked by Armenian terrorists. Kirca escaped by leaping from the second floor window at the back of the embassy, breaking his right arm, right leg and pelvis. After the attack, he remained in Canada as ambassador for several years before returning to Turkey, where he served in many high-level state posts, including foreign minister.

Mr. Kirca died of a heart attack in Istanbul at the age of 78. He was laid to rest the next day, almost exactly 20 years after his brush with death in Ottawa. He was married and had 3 children. He was one of the founders of Galatasaray University.

References

• Biyografi.net - Biography of Coşkun Kırca

Political offices
Preceded by Erdal İnönü	Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Oct 6, 1995–Oct 31, 1995	Succeeded by Deniz Baykal

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Name	Kirca, Coskun
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Date of birth	27 March 1927
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Date of death	24 February 2005
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