Preceded by Shamil Alaskerov Children 3 | Nationality Turkish | |
Alma mater Istanbul Technical University
University of Delaware Education Istanbul Technical University, University of Delaware | ||
Halil İbrahim Akça is a Turkish diplomat and the 11th Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).
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Education
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. He has published several papers on government economic policy and planning based on Turkish data.
Career
Prior to serving as head of the ECO, Akça was the Turkish ambassador to Northern Cyprus from 2011 to 2015. Previously, he 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.
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