Nazım Ekren

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Nazım Ekren (b. December 4, 1956 in Istanbul) is a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey responsible for economic affairs.

[edit] Political career

He was appointed to his current 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 Masters 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:

the State Planning Organization (Turkey) (DPT)
the Turkish Board of Statistics (DİE)
the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) for regional development.

Ekren is also responsible for relations with:

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