Career
He became foreign minister following the resignation of his predecessor, İsmail Cem on 10 July 2002. Later in the year he ceded the office to Yaşar Yakış.
He became foreign minister following the resignation of his predecessor, İsmail Cem on 10 July 2002. Later in the year he ceded the office to Yaşar Yakış.
A native of İzmir and a member of the Democratic Left Party (Digital signal processing), Gürel represented his country at the Council of Europe from 22 April 1996 to 26 January 1998.