Nurettin Canikli

Nurettin Canikli
MP
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
Assumed office
24 May 2016
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım
Serving with Mehmet Şimşek
Numan Kurtulmuş
Tuğrul Türkeş
Veysi Kaynak
Preceded by Yalçın Akdoğan
Minister of Customs and Trade
In office
29 August 2014  28 August 2015
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu
Preceded by Hayati Yazıcı
Succeeded by Cenap Aşçı
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
1 November 2015
Constituency Giresun (Nov 2015)
In office
3 November 2002  7 June 2015
Constituency Giresun (2002, 2007, 2011)
Personal details
Born (1960-05-15) May 15, 1960
Alucra, Giresun Province, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Alma mater
Occupation Politician, civil servant
Cabinet 62nd, 65th

Nurettin Canikli (born May 15, 1960 in Alucra, Giresun Province) is a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, in office since 24 May 2016. He formerly served as the Minister of Customs and Trade of Turkey from 2014 to 2015. He is a Member of Parliament for Giresun of the ruling Justice and Development Party.[1][2]

After finishing the İmam Hatip school in Giresun, he studied Economics at the Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University graduating with a Bachelors's degree. Canikli obtained a Master's degree in Finance from University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

He worked in various positions in the Ministry of Finance.[2] He was a columnist at the daily Yeni Şafak.[1]

Canikli became one of the co-founders of the Justice and Development Party. In the 2002 general election, he was elected Deputy of Giresun. In the 2007 and 2011 elections, he secured his seat in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM).[1] On August 29, 2014, he was appointed Minister of Customs and Trade in the Cabinet of Ahmet Davutoğlu.[2]

Canikli is married and father of four children.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nurettin Canikli" (in Turkish). TBMM. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "AK Parti Grup Başkanvekili Canikli, Gümrük ve Ticaret Bakanı oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
Political offices
Preceded by
Hayati Yazıcı
Minister of Customs and Trade
August 29, 2014 – August 28, 2015
Succeeded by
Cenap Aşçı
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