Erdem Başçı (born 1966) is a Turkish

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are ...

and the former Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey in 2010s.

Early life

He was born in 1966 in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

. After finishing the high school at TED Ankara College in 1983, Erdem Başçı was educated in electrical engineering at the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ), and graduated 1987 with a

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. He received

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s in 1989 in business administration, and in 1990 in economics from

Bilkent University Bilkent University ( tr, Bilkent Üniversitesi) is a private university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by Prof. İhsan Doğramacı in 1984, with the aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. It is constan ...

, and in 1993 in economics from the

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...

. In 1995, Erdem Başçı earned a PhD degree in economics from

. 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.

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 {{Turkey-economist-stub