Nihat Zeybekci was born to Şükrü and Fatma Zeybekci as the youngest of five children in the village of Pınarlar in Tavas district of Denizli Province on 1 January 1961.[1][2] The family earned their living from tobacco farming, and Nihat helped his parents in his youth.[3]
After studying Business Administration at Marmara University, he received his master's degree in International Relations from Istanbul University. He also claimed to have conducted further studies in economics at South London College in the United Kingdom, but he removed this information from his official resume after it turned out to be false.[4]
Zeybekci served as executive for companies in Istanbul and Denizli.[1] In 1994, he founded a textile company. He was elected into the Denizli Chamber of Industry and chaired two terms Denizli Textile and Apparel Exporters' Association.[2]
Politicsedit
Zeybekci entered politics at regional level. In the 2004 local elections, he was elected Mayor of Denizli from the Justice and Development Party. He was re-elected to the post in the 2009 local elections.[1] In 2011, he resigned to run for a seat in the parliament. During this time, he represented his city and country in some organizations for regional administrations at national and international level.[2]
Minister of Economic Affairs 24 May 2016 – 10 July 2018
Succeeded by
Position abolished
February 12, 2024
nihat, zeybekci, born, january, 1961, turkish, economist, politician, member, parliament, denizli, province, ruling, justice, development, party, former, minister, economy, mpminister, economyin, office, 2016, july, 2018prime, ministerbinali, yıldırımpreceded,. Nihat Zeybekci born 1 January 1961 is a Turkish economist politician a member of parliament for Denizli Province of the ruling Justice and Development Party AKP and former Minister of the Economy Nihat ZeybekciMPMinister of the EconomyIn office 24 May 2016 10 July 2018Prime MinisterBinali YildirimPreceded byMustafa ElitasIn office 25 December 2013 17 November 2015Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip ErdoganAhmet DavutogluPreceded byZafer CaglayanSucceeded byMustafa ElitasMember of the Grand National AssemblyIncumbentAssumed office 12 June 2011ConstituencyDenizli 2011 June 2015 Nov 2015 Mayor of DenizliIn office 28 March 2004 16 March 2011Preceded byAli AygorenSucceeded byOsman ZolanPersonal detailsBorn 1961 01 01 1 January 1961 age 63 Pinarlar Tavas Denizli TurkeyPolitical partyJustice and Development Party AKP Children4Alma materMarmara UniversityIstanbul UniversityProfessionPolitician economistCabinet61st 62nd 63rd 65th Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Profession 2 2 Politics 3 ReferencesEarly life editNihat Zeybekci was born to Sukru and Fatma Zeybekci as the youngest of five children in the village of Pinarlar in Tavas district of Denizli Province on 1 January 1961 1 2 The family earned their living from tobacco farming and Nihat helped his parents in his youth 3 After studying Business Administration at Marmara University he received his master s degree in International Relations from Istanbul University He also claimed to have conducted further studies in economics at South London College in the United Kingdom but he removed this information from his official resume after it turned out to be false 4 He is married and has four children 2 3 Career editProfession edit Zeybekci served as executive for companies in Istanbul and Denizli 1 In 1994 he founded a textile company He was elected into the Denizli Chamber of Industry and chaired two terms Denizli Textile and Apparel Exporters Association 2 Politics edit Zeybekci entered politics at regional level In the 2004 local elections he was elected Mayor of Denizli from the Justice and Development Party He was re elected to the post in the 2009 local elections 1 In 2011 he resigned to run for a seat in the parliament During this time he represented his city and country in some organizations for regional administrations at national and international level 2 He was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the 2011 general election as an MP from Denizli Province On 26 December 2013 Nihat Zeybekci assumed office as the Minister of Economic Affairs 3 5 succeeding Zafer Caglayan during Prime Minister Erdogan s cabinet reshuffle with ten new names that was announced the day before on 25 December following the 2013 corruption scandal in Turkey 1 6 7 8 9 He is considered as a close friend of Erdogan who spends his summer holidays together with Zeybekci 7 References edit a b c d Iste yeni bakanlarin ozgecmisi Radikal in Turkish 2013 12 26 Retrieved 2013 12 26 a b c d Nihat Zeybekci in Turkish TBMM Retrieved 2013 12 27 a b c Varol Emrah 2013 12 26 Tutun Tarlasindan Ekonomi Bakanligina Nihat Zeybekci Son dakika in Turkish Retrieved 2013 12 28 Bakan Zeybekci ozgecmisinden egitimini sildirdi Cumhuriyet in Turkish Retrieved 2015 02 06 AK Parti Denizli milletvekili Nihat Zeybekci den ogrenci evlerine mudahale tepkisi Radikal in Turkish 2013 11 11 Retrieved 2013 12 28 Uc bakan istifa etti Hurriyet in Turkish 25 December 2013 Retrieved 26 December 2013 a b Yilmazi Turan amp Esra Kaya 2013 12 26 Kabinede 10 degisiklik Hurriyet in Turkish Retrieved 2013 12 28 PM Erdogan announces new Cabinet with 10 changes amid graft probe Hurriyet Daily News 2013 12 25 Retrieved 2014 01 30 PM Erdogan announces 10 new names in major Cabinet reshuffle Today s Zaman 2013 12 25 Retrieved 2014 01 30 Political officesPreceded byAli Aygoren Mayor of Denizli28 March 2004 16 March 2011 Succeeded byOsman ZolanPreceded byZafer Caglayan Minister of Economic Affairs26 December 2013 24 November 2015 Succeeded byMustafa ElitasPreceded byMustafa Elitas Minister of Economic Affairs24 May 2016 10 July 2018 Succeeded byPosition abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nihat Zeybekci amp oldid 1137015156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
