Halil İbrahim Akça is a Turkish diplomat and was the 11th Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).
His Excellency Halil İbrahim Akça | |
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| 11th Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperation Organization | |
| In office 13 August 2015[1] – July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Shamil Alaskerov |
| Succeeded by | Hadi Soleimanpour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
Education edit
Akça graduated with an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 1988. In 1994 he received a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Delaware.[2] He has published several papers on government economic policy and planning based on Turkish data.[3]
Career edit
Akça held several positions within the Turkish government, including Under-Secretary of the State Planning Organization in 2009, and was a member of several Turkish government boards.[2] He was the Turkish ambassador to Northern Cyprus from 2011 to 2015. Akça led the Economic Cooperation Organization as Secretary General from August 2015 through July 2018.
References edit
- ^ "ECO New Secretary General formally assumed his Duties". Economic Cooperation Organization. August 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Curriculum Viate of Ambassador Halil İbrahim Akça". Economic Cooperation Organization. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Halil Ibrahim Akca". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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