Nurettin Canikli

Nurettin Canikli MP
Canikli in 2016
Minister of National Defense
In office 19 July 2017 – 10 July 2018
Prime Minister	Binali Yıldırım
Preceded by	Fikri Işık
Succeeded by	Hulusi Akar
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 24 May 2016 – 19 July 2017
Prime Minister	Binali Yıldırım
Serving with	Mehmet Şimşek Numan Kurtulmuş Tuğrul Türkeş Veysi Kaynak
Preceded by	Yalçın Akdoğan
Succeeded by	Recep Akdağ
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
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2015
Constituency	Giresun (Nov 2015) Istanbul (I) (2018)
In office 3 November 2002 – 7 June 2015
Constituency	Giresun (2002, 2007, 2011)
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-15) 15 May 1960 (age 63) Alucra, Giresun Province, Turkey
Children	4
Alma mater	Ankara University University of Sheffield
Occupation	Politician, civil servant
Cabinet	62nd, 65th, 66th

Nurettin Canikli (born 15 May 1960) is a Turkish politician, the former Minister of National Defense of Turkey and a Member of Parliament for Giresun under the ruling Justice and Development Party.^[1][2] He previously also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and the Minister of Customs and Trade of Turkey.

Early life and career

After finishing the İmam Hatip school in Giresun, Canikli studied Economics at 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]

Canikli worked in various positions in the Ministry of Finance.^[2] and also worked as a columnist on a daily basis at the Turkish daily newspaper Yeni Şafak between 1997 and 2002.^[1]

Justice and Development Party

Canikli is a member of the founders’ council of the Justice and Development Party and was elected as Member of Parliament for the Giresun province at the Turkish general election on 3 November 2002. He served as the MP of Giresun province during the 22nd, 23rd and 24th terms. 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]

Personal life

Canikli is married and father of four children.^[1][2] He also speaks English.

References

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Ministers of National Defense of Turkey

• Fevzi Çakmak
• Refet Bele
• Kâzım Özalp
• Fethi Okyar
• Recep Peker
• Abdülhalik Renda
• Zekai Apaydın
• Kâzım Özalp
• Ahmet Naci Tınaz
• Saffet Arıkan
• Ali Rıza Artunkal
• Cemil Cahit Toydemir
• Münir Birsel
• Hasan Saka*
• Hüseyin Hüsnü Çakır
• Refik Şevket İnce
• Ahmet Hulusi Köymen
• Seyfi Kurtbek
• Kenan Yılmaz
• Ethem Menderes
• Mehmet Fuat Köprülü*
• Adnan Menderes*
• Hasan Şemi Ergin
• Ethem Menderes
• Cemal Gürsel
• Fahrettin Özdilek
• Hüseyin Ataman
• Muzaffer Alankuş
• İlhami Sancar
• Hasan Dinçer
• Mustafa Hazım Dağlı
• Ahmet Topaloğlu
• Ferit Melen
• Mehmet İzmen
• İlhami Sancar
• Hasan Esat Işık
• İlhami Sancar
• Ferit Melen
• Hasan Esat Işık
• Sadettin Bilgiç
• Cihat Bilgehan*
• Turhan Kapanlı
• Hasan Esat Işık
• Neşet Akmandor
• Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu
• Ümit Haluk Bayülken
• Zeki Yavuztürk
• Ercan Vuralhan
• Safa Giray
• Güneş Taner*
• Hüsnü Doğan
• Mehmet Yazar
• Barlas Doğu
• Nevzat Ayaz
• Mehmet Gölhan
• Vefa Tanır
• Oltan Sungurlu
• Turhan Tayan
• İsmet Sezgin
• Hikmet Sami Türk
• Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu
• Vecdi Gönül
• İsmet Yılmaz
• Fikri Işık
• Nurettin Canikli
• Hulusi Akar
• Yaşar Güler

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