Background
BAYULKEN, Umit was born on July 7, 1921 in Istanbul. Son of Staff Officer H. Husnu Bayiilken and Mistress Melek Bayiilken.
BAYULKEN, Umit was born on July 7, 1921 in Istanbul. Son of Staff Officer H. Husnu Bayiilken and Mistress Melek Bayiilken.
Lyc£e of Haydarpasa, Istanbul, and University of Ankara (Political Sciences).
Counsellor 1957-1959. Turkish Representative to London Joint Committee on Cyprus 1959-1960. Director-General, Policy Planning Group, Ankara 1960-1963, Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs 1963-1964, Secretary-General 1964-1966.
Ambassador to United Kingdom 1966-1969, concurrently accredited to Malta May 1968-July 1969.
Permanent Representative of Turkey to United Nations 1969-1971. Minister of Foreign Affairs 1971-1974.
Secretary-General Central Treaty Organization 1975-1977. Secretary-General of the Presidency 1977-1980.
Minister of Defence 1980-1983.
Member of Parliament from Antalya 1983-1987. President Atlantic Treaty Association (Turkey) since 1984. Honorary Knight Grand Cross of Royal Victorian Order (United Kingdom).
Mexican Academy Institute Law, et cetera
Married Mistress Valihe Salci in 1952.