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...Suleyman Demirel, 41, is a hardheaded peasant's son, a construction engineer who once worked with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, later amassed a private fortune as an Ankara contractor. He inherited the party and prestige of Turkey's slain strongman, Adnan Menderes, and adroitly harnessed the demirkirat, or iron grey horse, which was the symbol of Menderes' Democratic Party, for his own Justice Party...
...campaign for leadership of the Turkish government, Demirel was attacked by his opposition as too pro-American. As it turned out, that seemed to be a compliment. Demirel last week rode the demirkirat to an overwhelming victory, received 55.5% of the vote, far more than anyone had expected, and took over as Premier...
Fancied Slights. The two major parties are Inönü's Republicans and Demirel's Justice Party. Inönü won the 1961 election, but was toppled by Demirel on a budget vote in February (a caretaker regime has ruled since). The 82-year-old former Premier, chagrined at Demirel's rising popularity, is trying to stage a comeback with an anti-American-and pro-Soviet-stance. As a ru|e, Turks are conservative voters, but Inönü's tactics may win support in a land that has grown increasingly touchy...
...hurls the epithet "American stooge" at Construction Magnate Demirel, who was Menderes' director of waterworks, later becoming consultant for Morrison-Knudsen. Demirel counters that Inönü in four years did virtually nothing to raise Turkey's standard of living. "We must get Turkey moving again!" he proclaims. The military, which holds the real balance of power, still bans any direct reference to the slain strongman or the use of his Democratic Party's name, but Demirel's Justice Party uses as its symbol an iron-grey horse-and the word for that, in dialect...
Illegal Road? "The second grey horse is taking from the first and will no doubt follow the same path to destruction," charges Inönü. Demirel makes the most of these attacks. Invading Inönü's home constituency of Malatya with a horde of cheering supporters last week, he ran into a crowd of hostile Republicans, and the two groups eyed one another dangerously. "Leave them alone," Demirel cried to his friends. "If they want to kill me, let them. I shall die for the nation." His antics prompted ailing President Cemal Gursel, 70, head...