Celal Tevfik Karasapan

Celal Tevfik Karasapan (1899–1974) was a Turkish diplomat and politician who served as the director of National Security between 1959 and 1960 and minister of press, broadcasting and tourism between 1962 and 1963.

[1] After completing his primary and secondary education, he worked as a teacher at the reserve officer training camp from 1916 to 1918.

[2] On his return to the country, he worked at Türkiye İş Bankası, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the General Directorate of Security.

[4] Karasapan was appointed the minister of press, broadcasting and tourism to the cabinet headed by İsmet İnönü on 25 June 1962.

[2] Karasapan established a monthly magazine entitled Orta Doğu (Turkish: The Middle East) in 1961 which he also edited.