Nazım Ekren
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
August 28, 2007 – May 1, 2009
Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byAbdüllatif Şener, Abdullah Gül, Mehmet Ali Şahin
Succeeded byAli Babacan
Personal details
Born (1956-12-04) December 4, 1956
Istanbul, Turkey
Political partyJustice and Development Party (AKP)
EducationEconomics
Alma materBursa Academy of Economics and Finance, Uludağ University
ProfessionAcademician, politician

Nazım Ekren (born December 4, 1956, in Istanbul) is a Turkish academic and politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey[1] responsible for economic affairs from 2007 until 2009.

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 Master's 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:

Ekren was also responsible for relations with:

  • the state-owned banks: Ziraat Bank, Halkbank, Türkiye Kalkınma Bankası, and Financial Markets Board (SPK).
  • Board of Banking Control and Inspection
  • Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF)

References

  1. ↑ Kirton, John J. (15 April 2016). G20 Governance for a Globalized World. Routledge. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-317-13111-3.


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