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Former Turkish finance minister Unakıtan dies aged 70

Former Finance Minister Kemal Unakıtan died early on Oct. 12 after suffering health problems. He was 70.
Unakıtan served as the finance minister for three consecutive terms in the 58th, 59th and 60th government, starting in 2002 before leaving the post in 2009.

The former politician underwent a bypass operation in 2009 and a kidney transplant in 2013.

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