Binali Yıldırım
Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1955)
Binali Yıldırım (born 20 December 1954) is a Turkish politician who was the 27th Prime Minister of Turkey and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from May 2016 to 2018. He was the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication from 2002 to 2013 and again between 2015 and 2016. Between 2014 and 2015, he served as Senior Advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Binali Yıldırım | |
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| Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 24 May 2016 – 9 July 2018 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Deputy | Nurettin Canikli Mehmet Şimşek Numan Kurtulmuş Tuğrul Türkeş Veysi Kaynak |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Vice President of Turkey |
| Leader of the Justice and Development Party | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication | |
| In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Deputy | Yüksel Coşkunyürek |
| Preceded by | Feridun Bilgin |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Arslan |
| In office 1 November 2011 – 25 December 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Deputy | Yahya Baş (2012–13) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lütfi Elvan |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 6 July 2011 – 1 November 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Habip Soluk |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| In office 29 August 2007 – 8 March 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | İsmet Yılmaz |
| Succeeded by | Habip Soluk |
| In office 18 November 2002 – 8 May 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Naci Kınacıoğlu |
| Succeeded by | İsmet Yılmaz |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | İzmir (I) (Nov 2015) |
| In office 3 November 2002 – 7 June 2015 | |
| Constituency | İstanbul (I) (2002) Erzincan (2007) İzmir (II) (2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1954 Refahiye, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Semiha Yıldırım (m. 1975) |
| Children | Ahmet Büşra Erkan |
| Alma mater | İstanbul Technical University World Maritime University |
| Signature |  |
| Website | binaliyildirim |
Awards and honours
changeYıldırım has been awarded honorary doctorates by many Turkish universities, the World Maritime University, Malmö and the Technical University of Berlin.[1]
- 2006
- Honorary Doctorate by the Girne American University, Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus (20 July)
- 2009
- Honorary Doctorate by the Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun (19 June)
- 2010
- Honorary Doctorate by the Cumhuriyet University, Sivas (7 May)
- Honorary Doctorate by the Bozok University, Yozgat (29 September)
- 2011
- Honorary Doctorate by the Anadolu University, Eskişehir (28 February)
- Honorary Doctorate by the Erzincan University (12 September)
- Honorary Doctorate by the Kırklareli University (20 September)
- Honorary Doctorate by the Technical University of Berlin (23 December)
- 2012
- Honorary Doctorate by the Pamukkale University, Denizli (6 June)
- Honorary Doctorate by the World Maritime University, Malmö (2 December)
- 2013
- Honorary Doctorate by the Okan University, Istanbul (22 March)
- 2019
- Honorary Doctorate by the Yalova University, Yalova (11 October)[2]
References
change- ↑ "Binali Yıldırım, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications". Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Yalova Üniversitemiz Yeni Akademik Yıla Muhteşem Bir Giriş Yaptı". yalova.edu.tr. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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