Background
Cem, Ismail was born in 1940 in Istanbul.
Cem, Ismail was born in 1940 in Istanbul.
Grad, Robert College, 1959. Juris Doctor, Lausanne Faculty of Law, 1963. Master of Arts, Paris Institute of Pol.
Studies, 1981.
Chief Istanbul office Turkish Newspaper Workers Union, 1971—1974. Chief Executive Officer Turkish Radio & Television Corporation, 1974—1975. Elected to Parliament Istanbul, 1987—1991, Kayseri, 1995—1995.
Minister culture Government of Turkey, Ankara, 1995—1997, minister foreign affairs, 1997—2002. Chairman New Turkey Party, 2002—2004.
Married Elcin Cem; children: Ipek, Ihsan.