Portrait of a Secretary -General of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Numan Menemencioğlu

Year 2000, Volume: 16 Issue: 48, 837 - 856, 01.11.2000

Yücel Güçlü

Abstract

Numan Menemencioğlu (1893-1958) is a diplomat who had pursued a brilliaııt career in the Turkish foreign service between 1914 and 1956. Menemencioğlu acted as the Secretary-General of the Turkish Foreign Ministry for thirtecn years in 1929-1942 and he assumed vital roles in the negotiation of such national questions as the Straits and Hatay with the foreigners. In International circles he was popular on account of his bright intellect and conciliatory skill and possessed a rcputation as an astute bargainer. Menemencioğlu has also acted as Foreign Minister in 1942-1944, represented Turkey as ambassador to France in 1944-1956 and was elected deputy from İstanbul in 1957.

Keywords

Diplomat, Secretary-General, Foreign Minister

Portrait of a Secretary -General of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Numan Menemencioğlu

Abstract

Numan Menemencioğlu (1893-1958) T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığının iç ve dış teşkilatında 1914 ila 1956 yılları arasında çeşitli kademelerde başarıyla görev yapmış bir diplomattır. 1929-1942 arasında onüç yıl Dışişleri Bakanlığı Genel Sekreterliği yapmış olup Boğazlar ve Hatay gibi ülkenin millî meşelerinin yabancılarla müzakeresinde hayatî roller üstlenmiştir. Menemencioğlu keskin zekası ve uzlaşma maharetinden ötürü uluslararası camiada sevilen bir diplomattı. Bütün meslekî hayatı boyunca usta bir müzakereci olarak tanınmıştır. Ayrıca, Dışişleri Bakanlığı bünyesinde reformlar yapmıştır. Menemencioğlu 1942-1944 yıllarında Dışişleri Bakanlığı yapmış ve bu sırada Genel Sekreterliği dönemindeki mahirane tutum ve davranışlarını sürdürmüştür. Adıgeçen; 1944-1956 yıllarında Paris'te büyükelçi olarak bulunmuş, 1956'da kendi isteğiyle emekli olmuş ve 1957'de milletvekili seçilmiştir:

Keywords

Diplomat, Genel Sekreter, Dışişleri Bakanı

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