Cevdet Yılmaz

Cevdet Yılmaz
Yılmaz in 2023
2nd Vice President of Turkey
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2023
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byFuat Oktay
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
28 August 2015 – 17 November 2015
Prime MinisterAhmet Davutoğlu
Preceded byAli Babacan
Succeeded byMehmet Şimşek
Minister of Development
In office
24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016
Prime MinisterAhmet Davutoğlu
Preceded byCüneyd Düzyol
Succeeded byLütfi Elvan
In office
6 July 2011 – 28 August 2015
Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Ahmet Davutoğlu
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMüslüm Doğan
Minister of State
In office
1 May 2009 – 6 July 2011
Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
22 July 2007 – 14 May 2023
ConstituencyBingöl (2007, 2011, Nov 2015, 2018)
Diyarbakır (June 2015)
Personal details
Born (1967-04-01) 1 April 1967
Şabanköy, Bingöl, Turkey
CitizenshipTurkish
PartyJustice and Development Party
Alma materMiddle East Technical University (BA)
University of Denver (MA)
Bilkent University (PhD)
Cabinet60th, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 67th
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Cevdet Yılmaz (born 1 April 1967) is a Turkish politician who has been the 2nd and current vice president of Turkey since 2023. Previously, he served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu from 28 August to 17 November 2015. He previously served as the Minister of Development from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2015 to 2016.

Early life and education

Cevdet Yılmaz was born on April 1, 1967, in Şabanköy, Bingöl to a Zaza family.[1][2][3] After completing high school in Bingöl in 1983, Yılmaz graduated with high honors from the Department of Public Administration in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Middle East Technical University in 1988.[4] Yılmaz graduated from the Department of International Relations at the University of Denver in 1994.[5] He later earned a doctorate from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University.[3]

Career

In 1989, he started working at the State Planning Organization (Turkish: Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı).[6] In 2003, he was appointed Director General of EU Relations at the organization.[3]

In the elections of 2007, Yılmaz was elected as deputy of Bingöl. On 1 May 2009 he was appointed as the State Minister in the second cabinet of Erdoğan. On 6 July 2011 Yılmaz became Minister of Development in the third cabinet of Erdoğan.[7] He was Chairman of the Turkish Parliament's Planning and Budget Commission between November 2020 and June 2023.[8][9]

On 3 June 2023 he was appointed vice president of Turkey.[10][8]

Personal life

Yılmaz is married and has two children. He speaks Turkish, English, Kurdish and Zazaki.

References

  1. ↑ "Yılmaz: Bakanım hem de Zaza'yım". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-02-05. [I am both minister and a Zaza]
  2. ↑ "Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı Kimdir: Cevdet Yılmaz Kimdir, Aslen Nereli, Siyasi Kariyeri Nedir?". 2024-11-23. Retrieved 25 March 2025. 1 Nisan 1967'de Bingöl'de doğan Yılmaz, kökleri Zaza kültürüne dayanan bir aileden gelmektedir. [Born on 1 April 1967 in Bingöl, Yılmaz comes from a family rooted in Zaza culture.]
  3. 1 2 3 Samson, Adam (2025-01-02). "The Erdoğan whisperer behind Turkey's economic pivot". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-03-27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Cevdet Yılmaz kimdir, aslen nereli, kökeni Kürt mü? Cevdet Yılmaz eşi Tülay Yılmaz kimdir?". IstanbulGazetesi.com.tr (in Turkish). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "TIF 2026". www.tif.com.tr. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
  6. ↑ "Cevdet Yılmaz". TRT World Forum. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
  7. ↑ "New Cabinet Announced: 24 Men, 1 Woman". bianet.org. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  8. 1 2 "Turkey's President Erdogan announces new cabinet". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  9. ↑ "T.C.CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI : Cevdet YILMAZ". www.tccb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  10. ↑ "Présidentielle en Turquie : Erdogan prête serment pour son troisième mandat et présente un gouvernement rénové". Franceinfo (in French). 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
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