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Fahri KoruturkFahri Korutrk was a Turkish navy officer, political leader and 6th president of Turkey. He was born on August 3, 1903 in İstanbul. He attended the navy middle school in 1916, graduated from the navy high school in 1923 and from the navy academy in 1933. Korutrk served active on cruisers and submarines in the navy and abroad as naval attach in Rome (Italy), Berlin (Germany) and Stockholm (Sweden). In 1936, he participated in Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Turkish Straits as military advisor. He was made rear admiral in 1950 and commanded various units until he became admiral. After his retirement in 1960 from the post Chief navy, Korutrk was sent as ambassador to diplomatic missions in Moscow (Soviet Union) and Madrid (Spain). In 1968, president Cevdet Sunay appointed him to membership of the senate on presidential contingency. On April 6, 1973, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey elected him the 6th president. Korutrk served the constitutional period of seven years until April 6, 1980. Then, he became a permanent senator. He was married with Emel since 1944. They had two sons and a daughter. Fahri Korutrk died on October 12, 1987. Book: İskajerak Deniz Muharebesi hakkında bir konferans (A Conference on the Battle of Skagerrak) Korutrk, Fahri Korutrk, Fahri Korutrk, Fahri Korutrk, Fahri Korutrk, Fahri
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