İsmet Sezgin

**İsmet Sezgin** (6 January 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Turkish politician.

He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and Minister of National Defense from 1997 to 1999, as the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly in 1995, as the Minister of the Interior from 1991 to 1993, as the Minister of Finance from 1979 to 1980 and as the Minister of Youth and Sports from 1969 to 1971.

Between 1999 and 2002, he was the Leader of the Democrat Turkey Party, but did not contest any elections.

Sezgin died of multiple organ failure on 7 December 2016 in Ankara, aged 88.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: İsmet Sezgin
- **image**: İsmet Sezgin (cropped).jpg
- **imagesize**: 220px
- **office**: Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
- **term start**: 30 June 1997
- **term end**: 11 January 1999
- **1blankname**: 55th government of Turkey, Served with
- **1namedata**: Bülent Ecevit
- **primeminister**: Mesut Yılmaz
- **predecessor**: Tansu Çiller
- **successor**: Hüsamettin Özkan
- **office1**: Democrat Turkey Party, Leader of the Democrat Turkey Party
- **term start1**: 17 April 1999
- **term end1**: 18 May 2002
- **predecessor1**: Hüsamettin Cindoruk
- **successor1**: Mehmet Ali Bayar
- **office2**: List of Ministers of National Defense of Turkey, Minister of National Defense
- **primeminister2**: Mesut Yılmaz
- **term start2**: 30 June 1997
- **term end2**: 11 January 1999
- **predecessor2**: Turhan Tayan
- **successor2**: Hikmet Sami Türk
- **office3**: Speaker of the Grand National Assembly#List of speakers, 18th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
- **term start3**: 18 October 1995
- **term end3**: 24 December 1995
- **president3**: Süleyman Demirel
- **predecessor3**: Hüsamettin Cindoruk
- **successor3**: Mustafa Kalemli
- **office4**: Ministry of the Interior (Turkey), Minister of the Interior
- **term start4**: 21 November 1991
- **term end4**: 25 June 1993
- **primeminister4**: Süleyman Demirel
- **predecessor4**: Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu
- **successor4**: Mehmet Gazioğlu
- **office5**: Ministry of Finance (Turkey), Minister of Finance
- **term start5**: 12 November 1979
- **term end5**: 11 September 1980
- **primeminister5**: Süleyman Demirel
- **predecessor5**: Ziya Müezzinoğlu
- **successor5**: Kaya Erdem
- **office6**: Ministry of Youth and Sports (Turkey), Minister of Youth and Sports
- **term start6**: 3 November 1969
- **term end6**: 26 March 1971
- **primeminister6**: Süleyman Demirel
- **predecessor6**: _Position established_
- **successor6**: Sezai Ergun
- **office7**: Member of Parliament#Turkey, Member of the Grand National Assembly
- **term start7**: 20 October 1991
- **term end7**: 18 April 1999
- **constituency7**: Aydın (electoral district), Aydın (1991 Turkish general election, 1991, 1995 Turkish general election, 1995)
- **term start8**: 15 October 1961
- **term end8**: 12 September 1980
- **constituency8**: Aydın (electoral district), Aydın (1961 Turkish general election, 1961, 1965 Turkish general election, 1965, 1969 Turkish general election, 1969, 1973 Turkish general election, 1973, 1977 Turkish general election, 1977)
- **office9**: Aydın, Mayor of Aydın
- **term start9**: 13 November 1955
- **term end9**: 27 May 1960
- **predecessor9**: Selim Yatağan
- **successor9**: Ali Nahit Danışman
- **birth place**: Aydın, Turkey
- **death place**: Ankara, Turkey
- **alma mater**: Dokuz Eylül University
- **spouse**: Saadet Sezgin
- **children**: Seynan Levent
Ayşe Sezgin
- **party**: Democratic Party (Turkey, historical), Democrat
Justice Party (Turkey), Justice
True Path Party
Democrat Turkey Party
- **occupation**: Politician