Nurettin Canikli (born 15 May 1960) is a Turkish politician, the former
Minister of National Defense of Turkey and a Member of Parliament for
Giresun under the ruling
Justice and Development Party.
He previously also served as the
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
The Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey is the abolished official deputy of the head of government of Turkey. Conventionally all of the junior partners in a coalition get one deputy, and they are ranked according to the size of their respective par ...
and the
Minister of Customs and Trade of Turkey.
Early life and career
After finishing the
İmam Hatip school
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in Giresun, Canikli studied Economics at
Ankara University graduating with a Bachelors's degree. Canikli obtained a Master's degree in Finance from
University of Sheffield
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– Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield
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in the United Kingdom.
Canikli worked in various positions in the
Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance.
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Named "Ministry"
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.
and also worked as a columnist on a daily basis at the Turkish daily newspaper
Yeni Şafak
''Yeni Şafak'' ("New Dawn") is a conservative, Islamist Turkish daily newspaper. The newspaper is known for its hardline support of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the AK Party and has a very close relationship with the Turkish governmen ...
between 1997 and 2002.
Justice and Development Party
Canikli is a member of the founders’ council of the
Justice and Development Party and was elected as Member of Parliament for the Giresun province at the
Turkish general election
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on 3 November 2002. He served as the MP of Giresun province during the 22nd, 23rd and 24th terms. In the
2007 and
2011 elections, he secured his seat in the
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
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(TBMM).
On August 29, 2014, he was appointed Minister of Customs and Trade in the
Cabinet of Ahmet Davutoğlu.
Personal life
Canikli is married and father of four children.
He also speaks English.
References
1960 births
People from Alucra
Imam Hatip school alumni
Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni
Alumni of the University of Sheffield
Turkish civil servants
Yeni Şafak people
Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
Deputies of Giresun
Ministers of Customs and Trade of Turkey
Living people
Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 65th government of Turkey
Ministers of National Defence of Turkey
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