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{{short description|Turkish politician}}
{{Short description|Vice president of Turkey since 2023}}
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| name = Cevdet Yılmaz
| name = Cevdet Yılmaz
| image = Cevdet Yılmaz in May 2024 (cropped).jpg
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament#Turkey|MP]]
| image = Cevdet Yılmaz.jpg
| caption = Yılmaz in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|04|01|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|04|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bingöl]], [[Turkey]]
| birth_place = [[Bingöl]], [[Turkey]]
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| office5 = [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey#Composition|Member of the Grand National Assembly]]
| office5 = [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey#Composition|Member of the Grand National Assembly]]
| term_start5 = 22 July 2007
| term_start5 = 22 July 2007
| term_end5 = 4 June 2023
| term_end5 = 14 May 2023
| constituency5 = [[Bingöl (electoral district)|Bingöl]] ([[2007 Turkish general election|2007]], [[2011 Turkish general election|2011]], [[November 2015 Turkish general election|Nov 2015]], [[2018 Turkish general election|2018]])<br />[[Diyarbakır (electoral district)|Diyarbakır]] ([[June 2015 Turkish general election|June 2015]])
| constituency5 = [[Bingöl (electoral district)|Bingöl]] ([[2007 Turkish general election|2007]], [[2011 Turkish general election|2011]], [[November 2015 Turkish general election|Nov 2015]], [[2018 Turkish general election|2018]])<br />[[Diyarbakır (electoral district)|Diyarbakır]] ([[June 2015 Turkish general election|June 2015]])
| party = [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party]]
| party = [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party]]
| cabinet = [[Cabinet Erdoğan II|60th]], [[Cabinet Erdoğan III|61st]], [[First Davutoğlu Cabinet|62nd]], [[2015 interim election government of Turkey|63rd]], [[Third Davutoğlu Cabinet|64th]]
| cabinet = [[Cabinet Erdoğan II|60th]], [[Cabinet Erdoğan III|61st]], [[First Davutoğlu Cabinet|62nd]], [[2015 interim election government of Turkey|63rd]], [[Third Davutoğlu Cabinet|64th]], [[Cabinet Erdoğan V|67th]]
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'''Cevdet Yılmaz''' (born 1 April 1967) is a Turkish politician who is currently serving as the [[Vice President of Turkey|vice president of Turkey]]. Previously, he served as a [[Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey]] in the [[2015 interim election government of Turkey|interim election government]] formed by Prime Minister [[Ahmet Davutoğlu]] from 28 August to 17 November 2015. He previously served as the [[Ministry of Development (Turkey)|Minister of Development]] from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2015 to 2016.
'''Cevdet Yılmaz''' (born 1 April 1967) is a Turkish politician who has been the 2nd and current [[Vice President of Turkey|vice president of Turkey]] since 2023. Previously, he served as a [[Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey]] in the [[2015 interim election government of Turkey|interim election government]] formed by Prime Minister [[Ahmet Davutoğlu]] from 28 August to 17 November 2015. He previously served as the [[Ministry of Development (Turkey)|Minister of Development]] from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2015 to 2016.


== Early life and career ==
== Early life and career ==
After completing high school in [[Bingöl]] in 1983, Yılmaz graduated from the [[Middle East Technical University]]'s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration with honors in 1988.
Yilmaz was born in [[Şabanköy, Bingöl|Şabanköy]] of [[Bingöl District]] into an ethnic [[Kurds in Turkey|Kurdish]] family.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Cevdet Yılmaz kimdir, aslen nereli, kökeni Kürt mü? Cevdet Yılmaz eşi Tülay Yılmaz kimdir?|url=https://www.istanbulgazetesi.com.tr/cevdet-yilmaz-kimdir-aslen-nereli-kokeni-kurt-mu-cevdet-yilmaz-esi-tulay-yilmaz-kimdir|language=tr |access-date=17 August 2023|date=5 June 2023|website=IstanbulGazetesi.com.tr}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |url=https://www.rudaw.net/turkish/middleeast/turkey/050620237|title=Cevdet Yılmaz'ın yakınları: Kabinede 4 Kürdün görev alması önemli |access-date=17 August 2023|date=5 June 2023|language=tr|first=Ali Haydar |last=Gözlü|website=Rudaw.net}}</ref> After completing high school in Bingöl in 1983, Yılmaz graduated from the [[Middle East Technical University]]'s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration with high honors in 1988.


In 1989, he started working at the [[State Planning Organization (Turkey)|State Planning Organization]] ({{lang-tr|Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı}}).
In 1989, he started working at the [[State Planning Organization (Turkey)|State Planning Organization]] ({{lang-tr|Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı}}).
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Yılmaz went to the [[United States]] between 1992 and 1994, and graduated from the International Relations Department at the [[University of Denver]]. At the [[Bilkent University]]'s Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Yılmaz received a doctorate. In 2003, Yılmaz was appointed for the Directorate General of [[European Union|EU]] Relations.
Yılmaz went to the [[United States]] between 1992 and 1994, and graduated from the International Relations Department at the [[University of Denver]]. At the [[Bilkent University]]'s Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Yılmaz received a doctorate. In 2003, Yılmaz was appointed for the Directorate General of [[European Union|EU]] Relations.


In the [[2007 Turkish general election|elections of 2007]], Yılmaz was elected as deputy of [[Bingöl]]. On 1 May 2009 he was appointed as the State Minister in the [[Erdoğan II Cabinet|second cabinet of Erdoğan]]. On 6 July 2011 Yılmaz became Minister of Development in the third cabinet of Erdoğan. As of 3 June 2023 he was appointed Vice President of Turkey.
In the [[2007 Turkish general election|elections of 2007]], Yılmaz was elected as deputy of [[Bingöl]]. On 1 May 2009 he was appointed as the State Minister in the [[Erdoğan II Cabinet|second cabinet of Erdoğan]]. On 6 July 2011 Yılmaz became Minister of Development in the third cabinet of Erdoğan. On 3 June 2023 he was appointed Vice President of Turkey.

He is of [[Zazas|Zaza]] descent.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/29942114.asp |title=Kabineye 4 Kürt, 1 Zaza |date=29 August 2015 |work= yayıncı: [[Hürriyet (gazete)|Hürriyet]] |access-date= 19 September 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{in lang|tr}} [http://www.kalkinma.gov.tr/ Ministry of Development official web site]
* {{in lang|tr}} [http://www.kalkinma.gov.tr/ Ministry of Development official web site]
* {{in lang|tr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20130723054549/http://www.cevdetyilmaz.com.tr/ Minister of Development official web site]
* {{in lang|tr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20130723054549/http://www.cevdetyilmaz.com.tr/ Minister of Development official web site]
* {{in lang|tr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716230613/http://www.akparti.org.tr/cevdet-yilmaz_71.html?AkKadroID=571&cID=1218&gID=Devlet Bakanı Biography of Cevdet Yılmaz at the website of AK Party]
* {{in lang|tr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716230613/http://www.akparti.org.tr/cevdet-yilmaz_71.html?AkKadroID=571&cID=1218&gID=Devlet Bakanı Biography of Cevdet Yılmaz at the website of AK Party]
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Latest revision as of 21:33, 12 September 2024

Cevdet Yılmaz
Yılmaz in 2024
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 (age 57)
Bingöl, Turkey
CitizenshipTurkish
Political partyJustice and Development Party
EducationPublic administration
Alma materMiddle East Technical University
University of Denver
Bilkent University
Cabinet60th, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 67th

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 career

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Yilmaz was born in Şabanköy of Bingöl District into an ethnic Kurdish family.[1][2] After completing high school in Bingöl in 1983, Yılmaz graduated from the Middle East Technical University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration with high honors in 1988.

In 1989, he started working at the State Planning Organization (Turkish: Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı).

Yılmaz went to the United States between 1992 and 1994, and graduated from the International Relations Department at the University of Denver. At the Bilkent University's Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Yılmaz received a doctorate. In 2003, Yılmaz was appointed for the Directorate General of EU Relations.

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. On 3 June 2023 he was appointed Vice President of Turkey.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Gözlü, Ali Haydar (5 June 2023). "Cevdet Yılmaz'ın yakınları: Kabinede 4 Kürdün görev alması önemli". Rudaw.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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