Turkish economist, academics, politician
Nazım Ekren (born December 4, 1956, in Istanbul) is a Turkish academic and politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey 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:
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