Deputy Minister of Development of Turkey. He also served as AKP deputy in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 2002 and 2007 and as mayor of Safranbolu from 1999 to 2002. Prior to that, he had been appointed deputy specialist to the State Planning Organization (DPT). Between 1981 and 1985, he was lecturer at Zonguldak Karaelmas University and at Middle East Technical University (METU). He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Yıldız Teknik University, Istanbul, and an MA degree in economics from Western Illinois University, USA.
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