Hüsamettin Özkan
Hasan Hüsamettin Özkan (born 1950) is a former Turkish politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey between 1999 and 2002 in the 56th and 57th governments led by Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit. He was a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's second electoral district from the Democratic Left Party (DSP) from 1991 to 2002. He was also a Minister of State during the coalition government led by Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yılmaz between 1997 and 1999. Early life and career Of Circassian descent, Özkan was the youngest of seven children and was born in 1950 in the district of Develi, Kayseri. He was educated at Pertevniyal High School and graduated from Galatasaray School of Economics and Management (now Marmara University. In 1968, he was a contestant in the Golden Lantern Dance Competition along with Tülin Aktan and came first. His brother, Necdet Özkan, was elected as the Mayor of İstanbul's Bayrampaşa district, after which he took over most of his family trade business. Political career Özkan joined the DSP in 1991 and became a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's second electoral district in the 1991 general election. He was perceived to be close to the party's leader