[3] In addition, Öztürk and Hasan Dinçer, minister of defense and a member of the Republican Villagers Nation Party, were forced to resign from their ministerial posts due to the opposition of Türkeş.
[1] During his term as minister of labour Öztürk visited West Germany in August 1970 to discuss the status of illegal Turkish migrants in the country.
He informed the West German authorities about the pathways used by them stating that they mostly entered to the country from East Berlin.
[5] Öztürk was appointed minister of state to the coalition government led by again Süleyman Demirel on 31 March 1975.
[6][7] Öztürk was again appointed minister of state on 21 July 1977 when a new coalition government was formed by Demirel.