Background
He was born on April 20, 1910 in Istanbul to a family originating from the village of Zor, Artvin in northeastern Turkey.
He was born on April 20, 1910 in Istanbul to a family originating from the village of Zor, Artvin in northeastern Turkey.
After finishing high school at Galatasaray High School, Zorlu was educated in political science at the Institut d"Études Politiques de Paris, France and in Law at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Entered Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1932. 1st secretary, Paris, 1939. Councillor, Moscow, 1942.
Charge d’affaires Kuibishef, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1942.
Consul general, Beirut, 1943. Director general economics and commercial department Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1946.
Delegate, chief delegate Turkish delegation Economics Common for Europe, 1947-1949. Assistant secretary-general Ministry for Foreign Affairs, for Marshall Aid Program, 1949.
Minister plenipotentiary, since 1950.
Ambassador, Turkish representative to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council, Paris, 1952. Deputy Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Canakkale, 1954. Minister of state, deputy prime minister, 1954.
Minister of state, acting minister foreign affairs, 1955.
Minister of state charge public relations, then minister foreign affairs, since 1957. Secretary, Turkish delegation Disarmament Conference, 1934.
Legal adviser Turkish delegation Montreaux conferences, 1936. Adviser Turkish delegation League of Nations, Geneva, 1938.
Member Turkish delegation Kishon Conference of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1952.
Head Turkish delegation Bandung Conference, 1955. Head Turkish delegation Conference Union Interparlementaire, Bangkok, 1956, chairman political committee, 1956-1957. Chairman conference Committee Foreign Ministers, European Council, Strasburg, 1958.
Home: 3 Cadde, Northern 12, Bahcelievier, Ankara.
Office: Hariciye Vekaleti, Ankara, Turkey.
In 1954, Zorlu entered politics and was elected into the Turkish Grand National Assembly as the deputy of Çanakkale for the Democratic Party. He was arrested along with some other party members, charged with violating the constitution, and put on trial on the island of Yassıada.
Member Turkish delegation Kishon Conference of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1952.
Married Emel, December 14, 1934.