Atilla Karaosmanoğlu
{{Short description|Turkish economist and politician}}
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| name = Atilla Karaosmanoğlu
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1932|9|20}}
| birth_place = Manisa, Turkey
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2013|11|11|1932|9|20}}
| death_place = Istanbul, Turkey
| nationality = Turkish
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| spouse = Şükriye
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| alma_mater = Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University
Istanbul University
| education = Economy
| occupation = Economist, politician
| party = None
| office1 = Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
| alongside1 = Sadi Koçaş
| term_start1 = 26 March 1971
| term_end1 = 3 December 1971
| primeminister1 = Nihat Erim
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Atilla Karaosmanoğlu (20 September 1932{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QZXAAAAMAAJ&q=Atilla+Karaosmanoğlu+20+Eylül+1932 | title=Son asir Türk tarihinin önemli olaylari ile birlikde yeni mülkiye târihi ve mülkiyeliler | volume=6 | publisher=Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi | year=1970 | access-date=15 January 2020}} – 11 November 2013) was a Turkish economist and politician.
Background
Karosmanoğlu was born in Manisa, Turkey in 1931. After graduating from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University in 1954,{{Cite web |url=http://cerideimulkiye.com/?p=34992 |title=Faculty of Political Sciences bulletin |language=tr |access-date=12 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112223537/http://cerideimulkiye.com/?p=34992 |archive-date=12 November 2013 |url-status=dead }} he earned a doctorate at the Faculty of Economics at Istanbul University. He later served as part-time lecturer at NYU and Harvard University.[http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/atilla-died-karaosmanoglu/206062/ Haber monitor Online news ]
Professional life
After returning to Turkey, Karosmanoğlu served as a manager of the State Planning Organization of Turkey. He also served as a senior advisor of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).[http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/25092850.asp Hürriyet newspaper on 11 November 2013 {{in lang|tr}}]
In 1966 he began working for the World Bank. In 1971, Prime Minister Nihat Erim invited him to Ankara and appointed him as deputy prime minister (responsible of the economy) in his technocratic government on 26 March 1971 (see 33rd cabinet of Turkey). However, on 3 December 1971, Karaosmanoğlu, together with 10 other ministers, resigned from his post, claiming that he was unable to carry on the reforms he had promised.Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo yayıncılık, İstanbul,1998, p.225. According to journalist Metin Toker, Karaosmanoğlu cited disagreements within the cabinet and especially between his ministry and the Ministry of Finance.Metin Toker:İsmet Paşalı Yıllar Cilt VII Bilgi yayınevi, Ankara, 1993 {{ISBN|975-494-428-8}} p.259
In later years, Karosmanoğlu returned to his position in the World Bank. His second term in the bank continued for 22 years and he eventually rose to become the vice president of the bank. He retired on 30 November 1994.[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/EXTARCHIVES/0,,contentMDK:21668830~pagePK:36726~piPK:437378~theSitePK:29506,00.html World Bank archives]
Death
Karosmanoğlu died from respiratory failure on 11 November 2013.[http://www.aksam.com.tr/guncel/atilla-karaosmanoglu-vefat-etti/haber-260039 Akşam newspaper {{in lang|tr}}] He was buried in Çengelköy cemetery in Istanbul.
A memorial fund was created in his name with [http://www.tpfund.org Turkish Philanthropy Funds] to give scholarships through Association for the Support of Contemporary Living (Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği).{{Cite web |url=http://www.tpfund.org/project/attilakaraosmanoglu/ |title=TPF | ATTİLA Karaosmanoğlu Memorial Fund |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060215/http://www.tpfund.org/project/attilakaraosmanoglu/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:World Bank Chief Economists
Category:Deputy prime ministers of Turkey
Category:Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni
Category:Istanbul University alumni
Category:Respiratory disease deaths in Turkey
Category:Deaths from respiratory failure
Category:Harvard University staff
Category:Members of the 33rd government of Turkey