Veysel Atasoy
{{Short description|Turkish politician and minister}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Veysel Atasoy
| image =
| honorific-suffix =
| imagesize = 220 px
| office1 = Minister of Transport
| president1 = Turgut Özal
| deputy1 =
| term_start1 = 13 December 1983
| term_end1 = 16 September 1987
| predecessor1 = Mustafa Aydın Aysan
| successor1 = İhsan Pekel
| office2 = Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
| president2 = Tansu Çiller
| deputy2 =
| term_start2 = 25 June 1993
| term_end2 = 5 October 1995
| predecessor2 = Mehmet Ersin Faralyalı
| successor2 = Şinasi Altıner
| office3 = Member of the Grand National Assembly
| constituency3 = Zonguldak (1983, 1987, 1995, 1999)
Antalya (1991)
| birth_date = {{birth year|1947}}
| birth_place = Zonguldak, Turkey
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|8|24|1947|df=y}}
| death_place = Ankara, Turkey
| occupation = Politician
| profession =
| alma_mater =
| party =
| spouse =
| website =
}}
Veysel Atasoy (1947, Zonguldak – 24 August 2004, Ankara) was a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of Transport in the 45th government of Turkey and the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in the 50th government of Turkey.
Early and personal life
Atasoy was born in 1947 in Zonguldak. He attended the Kabataş High School before going to the Faculty of Political Science of Ankara University in 1971 and the Institution of Social Science at Istanbul University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bakab.gov.tr/veysel-atasoy/|title=Veysel Atasoy|access-date=10 August 2022|website=Batı Karadeniz Kalkınma Birliği|archive-date=17 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717092603/https://www.bakab.gov.tr/veysel-atasoy/|url-status=live}} He had two children.{{Cite web|url=https://www5.tbmm.gov.tr//develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.bilgi?p_donem=21&p_sicil=4206|title=Veysel Atasoy|access-date=10 August 2022|website=Grand National Assembly of Turkey|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305230125/https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.bilgi?p_donem=21&p_sicil=4206|url-status=live}} His sister was married with Turkish singer {{ill|Osman Yağmurdereli|tr}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur-sanat/turk-muziginin-guler-yuzu-osman-yagmurdereli/2321001|title=Türk müziğinin güler yüzü: Osman Yağmurdereli|date=1 August 2021|access-date=10 August 2022|author=Hilal Uştuk|website=Anadolu Agency|archive-date=10 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810200035/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur-sanat/turk-muziginin-guler-yuzu-osman-yagmurdereli/2321001|url-status=live}}
Career
He was one of the founding members of the Motherland Party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/2004/turkiye/08/24/eski.bakan.veysel.atasoy.vefat.etti/30418.0/index.html|title=Eski Bakan Veysel Atasoy vefat etti|date=24 August 2004|access-date=10 August 2022|author=|website=CNN Türk|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124115319/https://www.cnnturk.com/2004/turkiye/08/24/eski.bakan.veysel.atasoy.vefat.etti/30418.0/index.html|url-status=live}} He served as the Minister of Transport in the 45th government of Turkey and the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in the 50th government of Turkey. Additionally, he was a member of the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st Parliaments of Turkey from the Motherland Party and the True Path Party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yeniakit.com.tr/biyografi/veysel-atasoy|title=Veysel Atasoy kimdir?|access-date=10 August 2022|website=Yeni Akit|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511111254/https://www.yeniakit.com.tr/biyografi/veysel-atasoy|url-status=live}}
Death
Atasoy died on 24 August 2004 after being admitted to hospital for complications with his pulmonary pleurae. He was buried on 26 August at the Cebeci Asri Cemetery.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Turkey-politician-stub}}
Category:Members of the 17th Parliament of Turkey
Category:Members of the 18th Parliament of Turkey
Category:Members of the 19th Parliament of Turkey
Category:Members of the 20th Parliament of Turkey
Category:Members of the 21st Parliament of Turkey
Category:Transport ministers of Turkey
Category:Ministers of energy and natural resources of Turkey