Background
OREK, Osman was born on December 26, 1925 in Nicosia. Son of the late Ahmet Mustafa Orek and of Muride Ahmet.
OREK, Osman was born on December 26, 1925 in Nicosia. Son of the late Ahmet Mustafa Orek and of Muride Ahmet.
Turkish Lycee, Nicosia, University of Istanbul and Middle Temple, London.
Chairman 1951-1952; Secretary Nicosia Branch, Cyprus Turkish National Union Party 1953-1955, Secretary-General 1955-1960, Deputy Chairman July since 1960. Deputy Chairman High Council of Evcaf 1956-1960. Representative Turkish Cypriot Community at London Conference 1959 and subsequent Joint Committee.
Minister of Defence 1959.
Executive Council of Turkish Cypriot Provisional Administration, for Defence 1967-1974, concurrently for Internal Affairs 1967-1970, and External Affairs 1967-1972. Executive Council of Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration, for Vice-Presidency and Defence 1974-1975.
Vice-President “Turkish Federated State of Cyprus” "TFSC” 1975-1976, Minister of Defence 1975-1976. President “TFSC” Legislative.
Assembly 1976-1978; Prime Minister April-Dee.
1978. Leader of National Unity Party 1978. Member of Parliament “TFSC” 1979-1981.
Chairman Bar Council of TRNC since 1988.
Adjunct Lecturer in Law, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, East. Mediterranean University, Famagusta, TRNC, since 1989.
Upon the declaration of the Republic of Cyprus, Osman Örek became the first minister of defence of the new republic as well as being elected as the member of parliament for the Nicosia district.
Married Neriman Orek in 1958.