Mehmet Fuat Köprülü
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Mehmet Fuat Köprülü (December 5, 1890 - June 28, 1966), also known as Köprülüzade, from the illustrious Köprülü family, was a Turkish politician and historian, known for his contributions to Ottoman history, Turkish folklore and language.
A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the government of Adnan Menderes as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1950 to 1956 and briefly as Deputy Prime Minister in 1956.
As a historian his works included "Origins Of the Ottoman Empire", "The Seljuks of Anatolia: Their history and culture according to local Muslim sources" and "Islam in Anatolia after the Turkish invasion: Prolegomena".
A 'Mehmet Fuat Koprulu Scholarship Programme' has recently been set up to provide funds for Turkish students to undertake PhD study at the University of Cambridge.
| Preceded by Necmettin Sadak |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey 1950–1955 |
Succeeded by Adnan Menderes |
| Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey |  |
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| Bekir Sami Kunduk • Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu • Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk • İsmet İnönü • Şükrü Kaya • Tevfik Rüştü Aras • Şükrü Saracoğlu • Numan Menemencioğlu • Hasan Saka • Necmettin Sadak • Mehmet Fuat Köprülü • Adnan Menderes • Fatin Rüştü Zorlu • Ethem Menderes • Selim Sarper • Feridun Cemal Erkin • Hasan Esat Işık • İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil • Osman Olcay • Haluk Bayülken • Turan Güneş • Metin Esenbel • Gündüz Ökçün • Hayrettin Erkmen • Ertuğrul Ekrem Ceyhun • İlter Türkmen • Vahit Melih Halefoğlu • Mesut Yılmaz • Ali Bozer • Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin • Safa Giray • Hikmet Çetin • Mümtaz Soysal • Murat Karayalçın • Erdal İnönü • Coşkun Kırca • Deniz Baykal • Emre Gönensay • Tansu Çiller • İsmail Cem • Şükrü Sina Gürel • Yaşar Yakış • Abdullah Gül |
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