Nazım Ekren (born December 4, 1956 in
Istanbul
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) 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
Abdüllatif Şener (born 1954) is a Turkish politician. He was Minister of Finance of Turkey from 1996 to 1997 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2007, under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Life and career
Şener was born in Gürün, ...
. 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
Master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. and
PhD from
Uludağ University
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In Turkish, ''Uludağ'' means "great mountain". In ancient times the range of which it is a part, ext ...
in Bursa, going on to a career as an academic in the field of economics at
Marmara University
Marmara University ( Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey.
The university is named after the Sea of Marmara and was founded as a university in 1982. However, it was created in 1883 under the name of ''H ...
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
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Nazım Ekren was appointed
Deputy Prime Minister
A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president ...
, 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
Ziraat Bankası is a state-owned bank in Turkey founded in 1863. Offers commercial loan support to companies and tradesmen, as well as personal loans such as consumer loans, vehicle loans and housing loans.
History
During the first half of the 1 ...
,
Halkbank
Halkbank is a Turkish bank, first incorporated in 1933 as a state-owned bank. After growing throughout much of the twentieth century, it began absorbing smaller-sized state banks around the turn of the millennium. Halkbank is now a publicly trad ...
, Türkiye Kalkınma Bankası, and Financial Markets Board (SPK).
* Board of Banking Control and Inspection
* Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF)
References
External links
Grand National Assembly official website
Turkish non-fiction writers
Turkish economists
Bursa Uludağ University alumni
Academic staff of Marmara University
Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey
1956 births
Living people
Politicians from Istanbul
Turkish people of Circassian descent
Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
Imam Hatip school alumni
Deputies of Istanbul
Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey
Ministers of State of Turkey
Members of the 60th government of Turkey
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