1927 tarihinde Malatya\u2019da d\u00fcnyaya gelen Anavatan Partisi\u2019nin kurucusu ve T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin 8. Cumhurba\u015fkan\u0131 olan ve vefat\u0131n\u0131n sonras\u0131nda seneler ge\u00e7mesine kar\u015f\u0131n \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc hala s\u0131r olan Turgut \u00d6zal\u2019\u0131n bilinmeyenleri galerimizde. T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyeti\u2019nin en \u00e7ok konu\u015fulan Cumhurba\u015fkan\u0131 Turgut \u00d6zal memur bir \u00e7iftin \u00e7ocu\u011fu olarak Malatya\u2019da do\u011fdu. Babas\u0131 Malatyal\u0131 banka memuru Mehmet S\u0131dd\u0131k \u00d6zal, annesi ise Tuncelili K\u00fcrt k\u00f6kenli ilkokul \u00f6\u011fretmeni Hafize Han\u0131m\u2019d\u0131.
\u00c7ocuklu\u011funun bir devreinde pilot olmak isteyen \u00d6zal, ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u015fanss\u0131z kaza sonras\u0131nda \u00e7ocukluk hayalinden vazge\u00e7mek mecburiyetinde kald\u0131. \u00d6zal, Silifke\u2019de ya\u015farken bir e\u015fe\u011fin \u00fcst\u00fcnden d\u00fc\u015ferek kolunu sakatlad\u0131. Bu kazadan sonra kollar\u0131ndan biri di\u011ferine g\u00f6re daha k\u0131sa kald\u0131. Bu hal sebebiyle pilot olma iste\u011finden mecburi olarak vazge\u00e7ti\u2026Me\u011ferse\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ailesinin memur olmas\u0131 sebebiyle hayat\u0131n\u0131n ilk senelerinde de\u011fi\u015fik de\u011fi\u015fik \u015fehirlerde \u00f6\u011frenim g\u00f6rd\u00fc. 4 ya\u015f\u0131ndayken ailesinin Bilecik S\u00f6\u011f\u00fct\u2019e ta\u015f\u0131nan \u00d6zal, ilk\u00f6\u011fretim hayat\u0131na burada ba\u015flad\u0131. Babas\u0131n\u0131n vazife de\u011fi\u015ftirmesi sebebiyle ortaokulu Mardin\u2019de bitirdi. Mardin\u2019de lise olmamas\u0131 sebebiyle liseyi de Konya\u2019da ba\u015flad\u0131. Konya\u2019da okumaya ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00d6zal liseyi Kayseri\u2019de bitirdi. \u0130stanbul Teknik \u00dcniversitesi Elektrik Fak\u00fcltesi\u2019nde Elektrik M\u00fchendisli\u011fi k\u0131sm\u0131n\u0131 burslu olarak okudu.
1950 senesinde mezun olan \u00d6zal, m\u00fchendislik yapmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. K\u0131sa bir vakit sonra ailesinin arzusuyla 1952 senesinde evlendi\u011fi Ayhan \u0130nal ile k\u0131sa vakitli bir birliktelik ya\u015fad\u0131. \u00d6zal sonras\u0131nda \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 kurum Elektrik \u0130\u015fleri Et\u00fct \u0130daresi Genel M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnde sekreter olarak vazife yapan Semra Ye\u011finmen ile evlendi. Bu evlili\u011finden Ahmet, Zeynep, ve Efe isminde \u00fc\u00e7 \u00e7ocuk sahibi oldu. \u00d6zal evlendikten sonra ekonomi bran\u015f\u0131nda e\u011fitim alabilmek amac\u0131yla Amerika\u2019da Teksas Teknoloji \u00dcniversitesi\u2019ne ihtisas yapmaya gitti. Turgut \u00d6zal 1977 genel se\u00e7imlerinde Milli Selamet Partisinden \u0130zmir milletvekili aday\u0131 oldu fakat se\u00e7ilemedi.
\u00d6zal 43. 43. H\u00fck\u00fcmet devreinde Ba\u015fbakanl\u0131k M\u00fcste\u015farl\u0131\u011f\u0131 ile DPT M\u00fcste\u015far Vekilli\u011fi vazifelerine getirildi. B\u00fcy\u00fck yap\u0131sal d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcmler sahibi olan 24 Ocak Ay\u0131 Ay\u0131 Kararlar\u0131\u2019n\u0131 haz\u0131rlad\u0131. 12 Eyl\u00fcl 1980 asker\u00ee darbesinden sonra 44. T\u00fcrkiye H\u00fckumeti B\u00fclend Ulus H\u00fck\u00fcmeti\u2019nde ekonomiden mesul Ba\u015fbakan Yard\u0131mc\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 vazifeine getirildi. \u00d6zal bu vazifeye getirildikten 22 ay sonra istifa etti. Siyasi ya\u015fam\u0131nda T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyeti tarihinin hem DPT M\u00fcste\u015farl\u0131\u011f\u0131 hem de Ba\u015fbakanl\u0131k M\u00fcste\u015farl\u0131\u011f\u0131 yapm\u0131\u015f tek Ba\u015fbakan\u0131 ve Cumhurba\u015fkan\u0131d\u0131r. Turgut \u00d6zal 1977 genel se\u00e7imlerinde Milli Selamet Partisinden \u0130zmir milletvekili aday\u0131 oldu fakat se\u00e7ilemedi. \u00d6zal 43. 43. H\u00fck\u00fcmet devreinde Ba\u015fbakanl\u0131k M\u00fcste\u015farl\u0131\u011f\u0131 ile DPT M\u00fcste\u015far Vekilli\u011fi vazifelerine getirildi. B\u00fcy\u00fck yap\u0131sal d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcmler sahibi olan 24 Ocak Ay\u0131 Ay\u0131 Kararlar\u0131\u2019n\u0131 haz\u0131rlad\u0131.
12 Eyl\u00fcl 1980 asker\u00ee darbesinden sonra 44. T\u00fcrkiye H\u00fckumeti B\u00fclend Ulus H\u00fck\u00fcmeti\u2019nde ekonomiden mesul Ba\u015fbakan Yard\u0131mc\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 vazifeine getirildi. \u00d6zal bu vazifeye getirildikten 22 ay sonra istifa etti. Siyasi ya\u015fam\u0131nda T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyeti tarihinin hem DPT M\u00fcste\u015farl\u0131\u011f\u0131 hem de Ba\u015fbakanl\u0131k M\u00fcste\u015farl\u0131\u011f\u0131 yapm\u0131\u015f tek Ba\u015fbakan\u0131 ve Cumhurba\u015fkan\u0131d\u0131r. 14 Temmuz 1982 tarihinde istifa eden \u00d6zal, 20 May\u0131s 1983 tarihinde Anavatan Partisini kurdu. 1983 T\u00fcrkiye genel se\u00e7imlerinde tarihindeki se\u00e7imlerde 400 \u015fah\u0131stan meydana gelen parlamentoda 211 milletvekili \u00e7\u0131kararak tek ba\u015f\u0131na iktidar ve 45. H\u00fck\u00fcmet\u2019in Ba\u015fbakan\u0131 oldu. 1984 mahalli se\u00e7imlerinden de ba\u015far\u0131 ile \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. 13 Nisan 1985 tarihinde olu\u015fturulan ilk kongrede yine genel ba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011fa se\u00e7ildi.
1987 senesinde olu\u015fturulan genel se\u00e7imlerde de 292 milletvekili \u00e7\u0131kartarak yine \u00e7okl\u0131\u011f\u0131 sa\u011flad\u0131 ve 46. H\u00fck\u00fcmet\u2019in Ba\u015fbakan\u0131 oldu. 1989\u2019daki cumhurba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 se\u00e7iminde aday oldu \u201c\u00d6zal\u2019a al\u0131\u015famad\u0131k\u201d diyenlere \u201cal\u0131\u015f\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z, al\u0131\u015f\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z\u201d diyerek T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyeti\u2019nin 8. Cumhurba\u015fkan\u0131 se\u00e7ildi. \u0130ktidarda varbulundu\u011fu 1983-1991 devreinde T\u00fcrkiye ekonomisi ortalama senelik y\u00fczde 5,2 oran\u0131nda b\u00fcy\u00fcd\u00fc. Polis Vazife ve Selahiyetleri Kanunu\u2019nu de\u011fi\u015ftirerek G\u00fcvenlik \u0130stihbarat Daire Ba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kurdu. De\u011fi\u015fimlerin lideri olarak tan\u0131nan \u00d6zal, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de \u00e7o\u011fu ilke imza da att\u0131. Renkli \u015fah\u0131sli\u011fi ve rahat tav\u0131rlar\u0131yla de\u011fi\u015fik bir siyasi \u015fah\u0131slikti. Serbest pazar ekonomisi ve liberalle\u015fme kavramlar\u0131yla birlikte an\u0131ld\u0131. T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin ter\u00f6r sorunuyla alakal\u0131 bir ilke imza att\u0131 ter\u00f6rle m\u00fccadele kapsam\u0131nda koruculuk sistemini devree sokarak sivillere silahlanma yetkisi verdi. Sivillere yetki sunarak silahland\u0131rmas\u0131 \u00e7ok \u00e7ok tart\u0131\u015f\u0131ld\u0131. \u00d6zal\u2019\u0131n Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu\u2019nu Bulgaristan\u2019dan al\u0131n\u0131p T\u00fcrkiye\u2019ye ka\u00e7\u0131rtmas\u0131 Time dergisine kapak oldu. Aksiyon dolu ba\u015far\u0131 \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fc filmlere misafir oldu.
\u00d6zal 18 Haziran 1988\u2019de k\u00fcrs\u00fcde konu\u015fma yapar iken silahl\u0131 bir suikasta u\u011frad\u0131 suikast\u00e7\u0131y\u0131 affederek T\u00fcrk siyasetindeki en affedici fig\u00fcrlerden biri olarak haf\u0131zalara kaz\u0131nd\u0131. \u00d6zal 17 Nisan 1993 tarihinde \u015f\u00fcpheli bir \u015fekilde hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybetti. \u00d6l\u00fcm sebebi hala tart\u0131\u015f\u0131lan \u00d6zal\u2019\u0131n zehirlendi\u011fi taraf\u0131nda iddialar hala kulislerde konu\u015fulan en b\u00fcy\u00fck iddia. Turgut \u00d6zal, \u00f6ld\u00fcrt\u00fcld\u00fc m\u00fc sorusundan namac\u0131yla \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc sorusu tart\u0131\u015f\u0131lmaya ba\u015fland\u0131. \u00d6l\u00fcm\u00fc seneler ge\u00e7se de hala net olarak ayd\u0131nlat\u0131lmam\u0131\u015f olsa da \u00e7o\u011fu kuram meydana at\u0131ld\u0131. Turgut \u00d6zal\u2019\u0131n kabus haritas\u0131 olarak nitelendirilen K\u00fcrdistan haritas\u0131 sebebiyle \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f olaca\u011f\u0131 inan\u0131l\u0131yor. Amerikal\u0131lar\u0131n da bu i\u015fin i\u00e7ersinde bulundu\u011fu iddia ediliyor zira K\u00fcrdistan haritas\u0131 Amerika\u2019n\u0131n ba\u015fkenti Washington\u2019da olu\u015fturuldu\u011fu s\u00f6yleniliyor. Yine kulislerde konu\u015fulan s\u00f6ylentilere g\u00f6re \u00d6zal, K\u00fcrt sorunu konusu ile alakal\u0131 \u00e7ok radikal bir ismim atmaya haz\u0131rlan\u0131yordu. Bu a\u015famas\u0131 atmaya haz\u0131rlan\u0131rken \u00f6ld\u00fcrt\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc iddia ediliyor.
Amerikan idaresi ABD\u2019nin resmi politikalar\u0131 vakitrken Pentagon i\u00e7eri\u011finde sakl\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan bir \u201c\u00f6zel planlar ofisi\u201d ile ba\u011flant\u0131lar\u0131 bulundu\u011fu da iddia edildi. \u00d6zal\u2019\u0131n \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnde zehirlenme iddias\u0131 o devre ilk kez Bug\u00fcn gazetesinde yaz\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Sonra o devre bu haber ge\u00e7i\u015ftirilmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015fm\u0131\u015f ve 19 sene sonra otopsi yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Turgut \u00d6zal\u2019\u0131n mezardan \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131lan cesedinin \u00e7ok az bozulmu\u015f olmas\u0131 ve dokular\u0131n b\u00fcy\u00fck k\u0131sm\u0131n\u0131n tamamiyle dayan\u0131kl\u0131 kalmas\u0131 sebebiyle, olu\u015fturulan \u201czehirlenme\u201d taramalar\u0131 amac\u0131yla bulgulara rahat ula\u015f\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Adli T\u0131p Kurumu daha ilk etapta \u00e7ok g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir zehrin varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belirleme etmi\u015f ama Ankara Cumhuriyet Ba\u015fsavc\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131, otopsi raporuna g\u00f6re, sahip olunan bilgi ve bulgularla \u00d6zal\u2019\u0131n net \u00f6l\u00fcm sebebinin belirleme edilemedi\u011fini bildirmi\u015ftir. \u0130ddialardan biri ise e\u015finin Turgut \u00d6zal\u2019\u0131 zehirledi\u011fi iddias\u0131d\u0131r. O devre bir \u015fah\u0131s yakalanarak 1.5 sene hapiste yatm\u0131\u015f daha sonra \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n