Nihat Zeybekci

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Nihat Zeybekci
MP
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Minister of the Economy
In office
24 May 2016 10 July 2018
ProfessionPolitician, economist
Cabinet 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 65th

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.

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Early life

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]

He is married and has four children. [2] [3]

Career

Profession

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

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 Çağlayan during Prime Minister Erdoğan'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 Erdoğan, who spends his summer holidays together with Zeybekci. [7]

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References

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Political offices
Preceded by
Ali Aygören
Mayor of Denizli
28 March 2004 16 March 2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Economic Affairs
26 December 2013 24 November 2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Economic Affairs
24 May 2016 10 July 2018
Succeeded by
Position abolished