Ministry of Economy (Turkey)

The Ministry of Economy (Turkish: Ekonomi Bakanlığı) was a government department responsible for the economic affairs of the Republic of Turkey. It was established following the 2011 general election with Justice and Development Party (AKP) Member of Parliament Zafer Çağlayan being appointed as the first Minister of the Economy.

Ministry of Economy

Ekonomi Bakanlığı
Headquarters of Ministry of Economy in Ankara, Turkey.
Agency overview
Formed	29 June 2011
Superseding agency	Ministry of Trade
Jurisdiction	Government of Turkey
Headquarters	Ankara
Annual budget	1.454.494.000 TL (2014)
Minister responsible	Nihat Zeybekçi, Minister of the Economy
Agency executives	Fatih Metin, Deputy Minister İbrahim Şenel, Undersecretary Kadir Bal, Deputy Undersecretary
Website	www.ekonomi.gov.tr

In 2018, this ministry was merged with the Ministry of Customs and Trade forming the new Ministry of Trade.^[1]