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Osman Olcay Papers

Period  1939-1999
Total size   0.87 m.
Consultation Not restricted

Biography

Born in Istanbul 1924, died in Ankara 2010; graduated at the Faculty of Political Science in Ankara 1944; entered the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1945; Secretary and Deputy Permanent Representative in the Permanent Delegation of Turkey to NATO 1954-1959; Director of the NATO Department in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1959-1964; Ambassador of Turkey to Finland 1964-1966 and to India and Ceylon 1966-1968; Deputy Secretary General of NATO 1968-1971; Foreign Minister of Turkey 1971; Permanent Representative of Turkey to the UN 1972-1975 and NATO 1978-1988; retired 1989.

Content

His diary 1944; documents concerning his study 1944; personal and general correspondence with, among others, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, officials of and ambassadors to the UN and NATO, Turkish colleagues including Hasan Esat Işık, Coşkun Kırca; Kamuran Gürün and Kamran İnan, journalists and statesmen including, Sadi Koçaş, Necdet Üruğ and Fahri Korutürk 1945-1999; texts of statements and speeches delivered to the assemblies, conferences and meetings 1968-1988; manuscripts and typescripts of his book ‘Sevres Andlaşmasına doğru’ (Towards the Treaty of Sèvres) and articles published in the Turkish daily Güneş 1990-1991; documents on meetings of the NATO-Council 1975-1988.

INVENTORY


General

1
Diary.   1944.  1 folder.
2-5
Letters and cards received and occasionally sent by Osman Olcay.   1945, 1960-1999.  4 folders.
NB. Among the correspondents are Rauf Denktaş, Ekrem Gökşen, Suna Kili, Haldun Taner, Hasan Esat Işık, Coşkun Kırca, Kamuran Gürün, Kamran İnan, Sadi Koçaş, Necdet Üruğ, Fahri Korutürk, Ronald Reagan and George Bush.
2
1945, 1960-1969.
3
1970-1979.
4
1980-1989.
5
1990-1998.
Includes some correspondence concerning Elsan Defense and Communications Inc.
6
Letters received by his wife Necla Olcay.   1971-1973.  1 folder.

Personal

7
Thesis, papers of final examinations and notes concerning his study at the Faculty of Political Science in Ankara. With courses material of the Saint Joseph French College on Turkish grammar.   1939, 1943-1944.  1 folder.
8
Study material of Necla Baran (Olcay) at the Notre Dame de Sion college.   1944-1946.  1 folder.
9-10
Letters, cards and telegrams about the death of Necla Olcay.   1989.  2 folders.

Diplomatic service

11
Documents concerning his assignments and promotions. Includes also his curriculum vitae and two poems.   1942, 1944-1989.  1 folder.
12
Financial and administrative documents concerning salary payments, allocations, assurances, travel expenses, transports and inventories.   1944-1989.  1 folder.
13-27
Correspondence, letters of credence, texts of statements and other documents concerning his diplomatic service.   1964-1989.  15 folders.
13
Ambassador to Finland. 1964-1966.
14
Ambassador to India. 1966-1970.
15
Deputy secretary general of NATO. 1968-1971.
16
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. 1971. Includes also documents concerning a lawsuit by an fired employee of the ministry. 1972-1975.
17-19
Permanent representative to United Nations. Includes the verbatim records of the meetings of the UN Security Council concerning the situation on Cyprus. 1972-1975.
20-27
Permanent representative of the Turkish Mission to NATO. 1978-1988.
20
Correspondence and official documents.
21-24
Texts of speeches for the departure of other representatives and welcome speeches for the visitors. 1982-1988.
25
Minutes of council meetings concerning the departure of the Turkish permanent representatives Nuri Birgi, Orhan Eralp and Coskun Kirca. 1972-1978.
26
Minutes of council meetings on the Armenian assassinations to Turkish diplomats. 1982-1983.
27
Documents concerning his visit to the United States. 1987.

Writings and speeches

28-29
Typescripts and manuscripts of mainly the introduction of the book Sevres Andlaşmasına Doğru’ (Towards the Treaty of Sèvres). With some correspondence concerning the preparation and publication of the book.   1978-1989.  2 folders.
30
Typescripts of the articles published in the Turkish daily Güneş 1990-1991. With copies of the published articles.   1989-1991.  1 folder.
31-32
Text of various articles, interviews and speeches delivered in conferences and lectures.   1970-1997.  2 folders.
31
Cyprus.
India.
Lausanne Treaty.
Lockheed.
NATO.
32
Hasan Saka.
United Nations.
Clippings of interviews.
Miscellaneous articles and notes.

Other activities and documents

33
Documents from Kerim Cengiz Kevenk concerning the Armenian genocide and the rol of the Jewish community in Armenian anti-Turkish campaign in the United States.   1978-1986.  1 folder.
34
Documents concerning conferences.   1990, 1997-1998.
The road to democracy. 1990.
Turkey at the treshold of the 21st century. 1997.
Modern Turkish Diplomacy. 1997.
TÜBITAK. 1998.  1 folder.
35
Texts of speeches and articles of among others Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mesut Yilmaz, Jacques Delors and some other diplomats.   1975-1989.  1 folder.
36
Extended essays of students of Osman Olcay at the Faculty of Political Science.   1995.  1 folder.
37
Miscellaneous articles and papers mainly on Turkish foreign policy.   1966-1999.  1 folder.