He is a former foreign minister (1994–1995), deputy prime minister, and a former mayor of Ankara (1989–1993).
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He was nominated by the Republican People's Party (CHP) as candidate for mayor of Ankara in the 2009 local elections, in which he gained 31.50% of all votes.
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Karayalçın was educated at Ankara University and at the University of East Anglia where he graduated with a Masters degree in Development Economics.
Joachim Murat | Murat | Murat Boz | Murat Zyazikov | Bourg-Murat | Prince Murat | Murat Reis | Murat Karayalçın | Murat Günak | Murat Belge | Khadzhi-Murat Yandiyev |
He was appointed to complete the term of Murat Karayalçın after Karayalçın was appointed deputy Prime Minister under Tansu Çiller.