Kemal Kayacan (1915,
Sinop,
Kastamonu Vilayet - 29 July 1992,
Kadıköy
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) was a Turkish admiral. He was
Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 1972 to 1974. He was elected to the
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
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at the
1977 Turkish general election
General elections were held in Turkey on 5 June 1977. Elections took place in the middle of a political race between the right-wing AP and the left-wing CHP. With the charismatic leadership of Bülent Ecevit, the CHP managed to beat one of the ...
, serving until 1980.
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Oramiral Kemal Kayacan (1915 - 1992)
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He was assassinated at his home in 1992.Faruk Mercan
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, ''Aksiyon
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'', 4 August 2003
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He was a graduate of the Turkish Naval High School
Naval High School ( tr, Deniz Lisesi); known in the Ottoman period as the ''Imperial School of Naval Engineering'' (''Mühendishane-i Bahr-i Hümâyûn'') and later as the ''Imperial Naval School'' (''Mekteb-i Bahriye-i Şahane''); is a Turkish n ...
.
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1915 births
1992 deaths
People from Sinop, Turkey
People from Kastamonu vilayet
Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
Deputies of Ankara
Deaths by firearm in Turkey
Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces
Assassinated Turkish people