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Nazım Ekren Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey In office
August 28, 2007 – May 1, 2009
Serving with Cemil Çiçek and Hayati YazıcıPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Preceded by Abdüllatif Şener, Abdullah Gül, Mehmet Ali Şahin Succeeded by Ali Babacan Personal details Born December 4, 1956
Istanbul, TurkeyNationality Turkish Political party Justice and Development Party (AKP) Alma mater Bursa Academy of Economics and Finance, Uludağ University Profession Academician, politician Nazım Ekren (b. December 4, 1956 in Istanbul) was a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey responsible for economic affairs.
Political career
He was appointed to his position in August 2007, succeeding Abdüllatif Şener. Ekren is a former professor of banking and international finance.
Ekren graduated in economics from the Bursa Academy of Economics and Finance (Iktisadi ve Ticari Ilimler Akdemisi), and then received a Masters degree and PhD from Uludağ University in Bursa, going on to a career as an academic in the field of economics at Marmara University in Istanbul.
Ekren was a founding member of Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party (AKP). He was elected to the parliament in 2007 as deputy of Istanbul Province.
Nazım Ekren was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, responsible for coordinating economic affairs and for the management of:
- State Planning Organization (Turkey) (DPT)
- Turkish Statistical Institute (DİE)
- Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) for regional development.
Ekren was also responsible for relations with:
- the state-owned banks: Ziraat Bank, Halk Bankası, Türkiye Kalkınma Bankası, and Financial Markets Board (SPK).
- Board of Banking Control and Inspection
- Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF)
External links
- Grand National Assembly official website (Turkish)
Political offices Preceded by
Abdüllatif Şener
Abdullah Gül
Mehmet Ali ŞahinDeputy Prime Minister of Turkey
with Cemil Çiçek and Hayati Yazıcı
August 28, 2007–May 1, 2009Succeeded by
Ali BabacanCategories:- Turkish non-fiction writers
- Turkish scientists
- Turkish economists
- Turkish academics
- Uludağ University alumni
- Marmara University faculty
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Istanbul
- Turkish people of Circassian descent
- Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
- Turkish people stubs
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