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Former Turkish PM and veteran politician Mesut Yilmaz dies

Ahmet Mesut Yilmaz, who served as country’s prime minister in the 1990s, passed away at an Istanbul hospital on Friday. He was 73.

As reported by the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA), Florence Nightingale Hospital’s chief physician Dr. Özgür Şamilgil announced the demise of Yılmaz, who was suffering from lung cancer for the past years.

On May 5, 2020, Yılmaz underwent a brain surgery with doctors saying his health status was stable.

Mesut Yılmaz, a former Chair of Anavatan (Motherland) Party, was appointed as prime minister three times between 1991 and 1999, and served as premier for a period of two years in total.

Born on November 6, 1947, the former prime minister was married with two children. He lost his life at the age of 73.

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