Özal family

Former Turkish government minister Korkut Özal passes away

Korkut Özal, who served as a minister in Turkey in the 1970s and later as an MP, died aged 87 of respiratory and circulatory failure on Nov. 1, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Özal, who was also the brother of the 8th President of Turkey, Turgut Özal, was born in the eastern province of Malatya in 1929.

His funeral ceremony will be held on Nov. 4 in Istanbul.