Nihat Zeybekci

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Nihat Zeybekci

| honorific-suffix = MP

| nationality = Turkish

| image = Nihat Zeybekçi 2019 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption =

| office = Minister of the Economy

| term_start = 24 May 2016

|term_end = 10 July 2018

| primeminister = Binali Yıldırım

| predecessor = Mustafa Elitaş

| primeminister1 = Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Ahmet Davutoğlu

| term_start1 = 25 December 2013

| term_end1 = 17 November 2015

| predecessor1 = Zafer Çağlayan

| successor1 = Mustafa Elitaş

|office2 = Member of the Grand National Assembly

|term_start2 = 12 June 2011

|constituency2 = Denizli (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015)

| office3 = Mayor of Denizli

| term_start3 = 28 March 2004

| term_end3 = 16 March 2011

| predecessor3 = Ali Aygören

| successor3 = Osman Zolan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|01|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pınarlar, Tavas, Denizli, Turkey

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list |Marmara University |Istanbul University }}

| profession = Politician, economist

| spouse =

| children = 4

| party = Justice and Development Party (AKP)

| signature =

| 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.

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. The family earned their living from tobacco farming, and Nihat helped his parents in his youth.

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.

He is married and has four children.

Career

=Profession=

Zeybekci served as executive for companies in Istanbul and Denizli. 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.

=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. 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.

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, 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.

He is considered as a close friend of Erdoğan, who spends his summer holidays together with Zeybekci.

References

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{{cite news |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/politika/iste_yeni_bakanlarin_ozgecmisi-1168069 |newspaper=Radikal |title=İşte yeni bakanların özgeçmişi |date=2013-12-26 |language=tr |access-date=2013-12-26 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.bilgi?p_donem=24&p_sicil=6783 |publisher=TBMM |title=Nihat Zeybekci |language=tr |access-date=2013-12-27 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/110927/Bakan_Zeybekci_ozgecmisinden_egitimini_sildirdi.html |newspaper=Cumhuriyet |title=Bakan Zeybekçi özgeçmişinden eğitimini sildirdi |language=tr |access-date=2015-02-06 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/25438044.asp |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Üç bakan istifa etti |date=25 December 2013 |language=tr |access-date=26 December 2013 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/politika/denizli_milletvekili_nihat_zeybekci_den_ogrenci_evlerine_mudahale_tepkisi-1160176 |newspaper=Radikal |title=AK Parti Denizli milletvekili Nihat Zeybekci'den 'öğrenci evlerine müdahale' tepkisi |date=2013-11-11 |language=tr|access-date=2013-12-28 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-tutun-tarlasindan-ekonomi-bakanligina-nihat-5474534 |newspaper=Son dakika |title=Tütün Tarlasından Ekonomi Bakanlığına Nihat Zeybekci |author=Varol, Emrah |date=2013-12-26 |language=tr |access-date=2013-12-28 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/25444423.asp |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Kabinede 10 değişiklik |author=Yılmazi Turan & Esra Kaya |date=2013-12-26 |language=tr |access-date=2013-12-28 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pm-erdogan-announces-new-cabinet-with-10-changes-amid-graft-probe.aspx?pageID=238&nID=60149&NewsCatID=338 |newspaper=Hürriyet Daily News |title=PM Erdoğan announces new Cabinet with 10 changes amid graft probe |date=2013-12-25 |access-date=2014-01-30 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-334949-pm-erdogan-announces-10-new-names-in-major-cabinet-reshuffle.html |newspaper=Today's Zaman |title=PM Erdoğan announces 10 new names in major Cabinet reshuffle |date=2013-12-25 |access-date=2014-01-30 }}

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{{s-ttl | title = Mayor of Denizli | years = 28 March 2004 – 16 March 2011}}

{{s-ttl | title = Minister of Economic Affairs | years = 26 December 2013 – 24 November 2015}}

{{s-ttl | title = Minister of Economic Affairs | years = 24 May 2016 – 10 July 2018}}

Category:1961 births

Category:21st-century mayors of places in Turkey

Category:People from Tavas

Category:Marmara University alumni

Category:Istanbul University alumni

Category:Turkish economists

Category:Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians

Category:Deputies of Denizli