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Ali Fuat Başgil

Ali Fuat Başgil (1893–1967) was a Turkish politician and a faculty member of Istanbul University and Ankara University. He is one of the influential figures of the conservative political waves in Turkey. Following his dismissal from the university shortly after the military coup of 27 May 1960 he was elected as a senator. Then he became a candidate for the presidency of Turkey, but his nomination was rejected by the National Unity Committee. He joined the Justice Party and was elected as a member of the Parliament in the 1965 election. Provided by Wikipedia