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
- 2-5
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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.
Personal
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
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Correspondence, letters of credence, texts of statements and other
documents concerning his diplomatic service.
1964-1989.
15 folders.
- 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
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Permanent
representative of the Turkish Mission to NATO.
1978-1988.
- 21-24
- Texts of speeches for the departure of other representatives and welcome speeches for the visitors. 1982-1988.
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.
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
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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.