births
July 17, 1917
Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey (died 2015)
Kenan Evren
Ahmet Kenan Evren was a Turkish military officer who served as the seventh president of Turkey from 1982 to 1989. He assumed the post by leading the 1980 military coup.
President of Turkey
The president of Turkey, officially the president of the Republic of Türkiye, is the head of state and head of government of Turkey. The president directs the executive branch of the national government and is the commander-in-chief of the Turkish military. The president also heads the National Security Council.