Ali Babacan
Ali Babacan | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 29 August 2007 – 1 May 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Preceded by | Abdullah Gül |
Succeeded by | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union | |
In office 17 January 2005 – 11 January 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Egemen Bağış |
Minister of State Responsible for Economy | |
In office 18 November 2002 – 29 August 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Preceded by | Masum Türker |
Succeeded by | Mehmet Şimşek |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
In office 1 November 2015 – 9 July 2018 | |
Constituency | Ankara (I) (Nov 2015) |
In office 19 November 2002 – 7 June 2015 | |
Constituency | Ankara (I) (2002, 2007, 2011) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ankara, Turkey | 4 April 1967
Political party | Justice and Development Party (2001–2019) Democracy and Progress Party (2020–present) |
Spouse |
Ülkü Zeynep Yurter (m. 1995) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Middle East Technical University Northwestern University |
Occupation |
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Signature | |
Website | alibabacan |
Ali Babacan (Turkish pronunciation: [aˈli babaˈdʒan]; born 4 April 1967) is a Turkish politician, economist, and engineer. He is the founder and current leader of the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA). He served 13 years as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Economy, Chief Negotiator for the EU and Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey from 2002 to 2015. He was a member of the parliament as well.
He first served as the Minister of State in charge of economic affairs in the
Ali Babacan had the duty of steering a harsh economic reform program, which was backed by multibillion-dollar
In 2019, Babacan left the AKP, citing "deep differences" over the party's direction as a reason, and founded the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) in 2020.[4] DEVA eventually joined the Nation Alliance, opposing AKP and Turkish president Erdoğan.
Early life and career
Education
Ali Babacan graduated from TED Ankara College ranking first among the class of 1985.[5] He attended the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara and in 1989 was awarded a BSc in Industrial Engineering with the highest marks (4.00 point out of 4.00).[5]
Babacan went to the
Career in finance
Babacan worked then for two years as an associate at QRM, Inc. in
Political life
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Economy (2002–2015)
He entered politics in 2001 as a co-founder and a board member of the Justice and Development Party[7] and was elected to parliament as deputy for Ankara on 3 November 2002. He was appointed Minister of Economy on 18 November 2002 and became the youngest member of the cabinet, then at the age of 35.[8]
On 24 May 2005 Prime Minister
In 2019, Babacan left the ruling AKP, citing "deep differences" over the party's direction as a reason.[11]
Leader of the DEVA (2020–present)
Babacan confirmed his intent to form this party in a late 2019 interview with journalist Şirin Payzın of T24, and expects his party to be a "mainstream party" with particular focuses on minority rights, a return to Turkey's parliamentary system, fair processes in courts and legislation, and restoring freedom of speech and expression. Babacan is quoted as saying that "the nation will give our party its name".[12]
On 9 March 2020, he founded Democracy and Progress Party, abbreviated as "DEVA" or "remedy" in Turkish.[4] The DEVA Party held its first meeting of the Board of Founders on 10 March 2020, where he was unanimously elected Chairman.
Personal life
Babacan is married and has three children.[13] He also speaks English.[13]
External links
- Ali Babacan Official Website
- Ali Babacan on Instagram
- Ali Babacan on X
- Ali Babacan on Facebook
References
- ^ "Ali Babacan". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on Sep 21, 2023.
- ^ "Turkey and IMF reach accord on $10bn loan". Financial Times. April 12, 2005. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "Surging Turkish growth raises fears". Financial Times. December 12, 2011. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ a b Butler, Daren (March 9, 2020). "Turkey's Babacan applies to launch new party, calls for more democracy". Reuters. Archived from the original on Jan 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Başbakan ve bakanların özgeçmişleri" (in Turkish). NTVMSNBC Anasayfa. 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on Oct 7, 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Ali Babacan". DEVA Partisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Meclis'in 6. partisi" (in Turkish). Zaman.com.tr. 15 August 2001. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "58. Hükümet'in profili" (in Turkish). Ntvmsnbc.com. 18 November 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Başmüzakereci Ali Babacan" (in Turkish). Ntvmsnbc.com. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Türkiye-AB müzakereleri resmen başladı" (in Turkish). Hurriyet.com.tr. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Ali Babacan resigns from Turkey's ruling AKP". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Ali Babacan yeni partinin ne zaman kurulacağını açıkladı". soL Haber (in Turkish). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ a b "TÜRKİYE BÜYÜK MİLLET MECLİSİ". www.tbmm.gov.tr.