Erdem Başçı (born 1966) is a
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economist and the former Governor of the
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
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in 2010s.
Early life
He was born in 1966 in
Ankara. After finishing the high school at
TED Ankara College
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History
At ...
in 1983, Erdem Başçı was educated in electrical engineering at the
Middle East Technical University
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(ODTÜ), and graduated 1987 with a
bachelor's degree. He received
master's degrees in 1989 in business administration, and in 1990 in economics from
Bilkent University, and in 1993 in economics from the
Johns Hopkins University. In 1995, Erdem Başçı earned a
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degree in economics from
Bilkent University.
He served between 1995 and 2003 as a member of the teaching staff at the Bilkent University, from 1999 on as an associate professor of economics.
Career
Başçı was appointed deputy governor of the Central Bank of Turkey on 9 October 2003. He was reconfirmed at this post on 10 October 2008. Erdem Başçı was appointed governor on 14 April 2011, succeeding
Durmuş Yılmaz.
After ending his official five-year term, Başçı was succeeded on 19 April 2016 by his deputy
Murat Çetinkaya
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Early life
He wa ...
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References
1966 births
Turkish economists
Turkish civil servants
Governors of the Central Bank of Turkey
Living people
TED Ankara College Foundation Schools alumni
Middle East Technical University alumni
Bilkent University alumni
Johns Hopkins University alumni
Bilkent University faculty
Turkish electrical engineers
People from Ankara
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