Mehmet Mehdi Eker

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Preceded by Sami Guclu Role Turkish Politician Spouse(s) Yasemin Eker Education Ankara University		Alma mater Ankara University Succeeded by Kutbettin Arzu Name Mehmet Eker

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoganAhmet Davutoglu Constituency Diyarbakir (2002, 2007, 2011) Born 1 January 1956 (age 68) Bismil, Diyarbakir, Turkey ( 1956-01-01 ) Political party Justice and Development Party Party Justice and Development Party Similar People Faruk Celik, Cevdet Yilmaz, Bulent Arinc, Ali Babacan, Taner Yildiz

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Mehmet Mehdi Eker is a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Turkey from 2005 to 2015. He was a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Diyarbakır from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) between 2002 and 2015.

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A veterinarian and agro-economist he had a career as a civil servant in the ministry of agriculture before entering politics at the age of 46.

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As minister of Agriculture he has had to deal with issues including:

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The bird flu epidemic of 2005, in which he made a statement that it was safe to eat cooked chicken and then famously refused to do so on television.

Adjusting food control regulations to comply with EU norms, including recategorising pork and horse meat as suitable for human consumption.

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