What is Ali Babacan?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Ali Babacan | image = Ali Babacan - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 (cropped).jpg | alt = Ocak 2023'te Ali Babacan. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|4|4}} | birth_place = [[Ankara]], Turkey | office = Leader of the [[Democracy and Progress Party]] | predecessor = Office established | office2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | nationality = [[Turkish people|Turkish]] | party = [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party]] (2001-2019)<br>[[Democracy and Progress Party]] (2020-) | spouse = Ülkü Zeynep Babacan (1995-) | children = M. Kerem Babacan<br>F. Dilara Babacan<br>H. Emir Babacan | profession = [[Politician]], [[economist]], [[engineer]] | signature = Ali Babacan signature.svg | website = {{URL|https://www.alibabacan.com.tr/}} | residence = [[Ankara]] (1967-1990)<br>[[Chicago]] (1992-1994)<br>[[Ankara]] (1992-günümüz) }} '''Ali Babacan''' (born 4 April 1967, [[Ankara]]) is [[Turkish people|a Turkish]] politician, economist and engineer. He is the founder and chairman [[Democracy and Progress Party|of the Democracy and Progress Party]] (DEVA Party). Babacan, who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Economy of Turkey for 13 years between 2002 and 2015, served as the 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 26th [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey|Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly]] (MP). He served as a member of parliament from Ankara for a period. In 2001, he became a founding member of the [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party]] (AK Party). In the 58th and 59th governments, he served as the state minister responsible for economy. In the 60th government, he served as foreign minister until May 1, 2009. Between 2005 and 2009, he served as chief negotiator, the position in w