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Kemal Dervis, Turkish Economist and Statesman, Dies at 74
Former Turkish economy minister Kemal Dervis, August 21, 2002, in Ankara. Photo: EPA PHOTO EPA/TARIK TINAZAY
Former minister lost his life at age of 74
Kemal Derviş, Türkiye's former economy minister, has died at the age of 74 in the hospital in Washington where he received treatment.
The former minister had been receiving Parkinson's treatment in the U.S. for a while.
Derviş served as the Economy Minister during an economic crisis in 2000 and 2001, and then was elected as a deputy of the Republican People's Party (CHP).
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