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|nationality=Turkish, British | |nationality=Turkish, British | ||
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|parents=Mehdiye Simsek, Hasan Simsek | |parents=Mehdiye Simsek, Hasan Simsek | ||
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| + | |title=Head of Fixed Income Strategy and Macro Economic Research for the emerging EMEA region | ||
| + | |start=2006 | ||
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| + | |employer=Merrill Lynch | ||
| + | |description=Later [[Turkey/Minister of Finance|Turkish Minister of Finance]] and [[Bilderberger]] | ||
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| + | '''Mehmet Şimşek''' is a British-Turkish banker and politician. Having worked for the US embassy and several international banks, he was selected to become [[Turkey/Minister of Finance|Minister of Finance]] from 2009 until 2015. He attended two Bilderberg meetings ([[Bilderberg/2016|2016]] and [[Bilderberg/2018|2018]]) as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey|Deputy Prime Minister]], and one more in [[Bilderberg/2024|2024]] after again becoming Minister of Finance. | ||
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| + | ==Backgound== | ||
| + | Şimşek comes from a Kurdish family from the vicinity of [[Batman (Turkey)|Batman]]. According to his own information, he only learned Turkish in elementary school.<ref>https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/tuerkei-vizepremier-mehmet-simsek-deutschland-verhaelt-sich-irrational-a-1160204.html</ref><ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/24886198</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Education== | ||
| + | Şimşek received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from [[Ankara University]] in [[1988]]. After working as a research assistant , he received a state scholarship to study at the [[University of Exeter]] in the [[United Kingdom]], where he received his master's degree in Finance and Investments in 1993. | ||
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| + | ==Banking career== | ||
| + | He worked as a senior economist at the [[US/Ambassador/Turkey|US Embassy in Ankara]] from 1993 until 1997. In [[1997]], Şimşek spent about a year in [[New York City]], where he worked for [[UBS Securities]]. | ||
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| + | He also worked as a senior economist and bank analyst at Bender Securities, later a subsidiary of [[Deutsche Bank]]<ref>https://www.nsbanking.com/news/deutsche_bank_to_take_complete_ownership_of_bender_securities/</ref>, from 1998 to 2000. | ||
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| + | Şimşek worked for seven years as Chief Economist and Strategist for the Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region at [[Merrill Lynch]] in [[London]]. During this time, he had numerous contacts with the Turkish authorities and the [[Turkish Central Bank|Central Bank]] and was involved in shaping economic policy in cooperation with the [[Justice and Development Party|AKP]] government. | ||
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| + | ==Political career== | ||
| + | In Spring 2006 Şimşek was nominated as a candidate for the Turkish Central Bank Governor, but the appointment was not approved. A few months later, Şimşek gained a private meeting with [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Prime Minister Erdoğan]]. That meeting proved the catalyst to the birth of his political career. In literally the space of a weekend, Şimşek received sabbatical leave from [[Merrill Lynch]] and found himself back in [[Turkey]].<ref name=bio>https://www.mehmetsimsek.org/en-us/detailed-bio</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2007, he was elected as an AKP candidate in the [[Gaziantep]] constituency. Soon after being sworn in as a Member of Parliament, Simsek was named State Minister of the Economy. He was suddenly in a position to push forward an agenda of structural reform . He was responsible for the Treasury and the [[Central Bank of Turkey]].<ref name=bio/> | ||
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| + | Şimşek was then appointed Minster of Finance in 2009, and had the position under Prime Ministers [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] and [[Ahmet Davutoğlu]] until 2015. | ||
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| + | Şimşek was Deputy Prime Minister from 2015 until the beginning of July [[2018]] and was considered a guarantor of good economic development among [[financial industry|international investors]] and was counted among the adherents of an orthodox economic doctrine. Şimşek was replaced as an authority on financial and economic issues by Erdogan's son-in-law [[Berat Albayrak]].<ref>https://www.wiwo.de/politik/ausland/tuerkei-schwiegersohn-statt-kompetenz/22786100.html</ref> | ||
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| + | In June 2023, he returned to the post of Minister of Finance. | ||
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| Born | 1967-01-01 Gercüş, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish, British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | Kurdish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ankara University, University of Exeter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | • Mehdiye Simsek • Hasan Simsek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Annalise Granwald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Justice and Development Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British-Turkish Merrill Lynch bankster who attended 2 Bilderbergs as Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
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Mehmet Şimşek is a British-Turkish banker and politician. Having worked for the US embassy and several international banks, he was selected to become Minister of Finance from 2009 until 2015. He attended two Bilderberg meetings (2016 and 2018) as Deputy Prime Minister, and one more in 2024 after again becoming Minister of Finance.
Contents
Backgound
Şimşek comes from a Kurdish family from the vicinity of Batman. According to his own information, he only learned Turkish in elementary school.[1][2]
Education
Şimşek received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Ankara University in 1988. After working as a research assistant , he received a state scholarship to study at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, where he received his master's degree in Finance and Investments in 1993.
Banking career
He worked as a senior economist at the US Embassy in Ankara from 1993 until 1997. In 1997, Şimşek spent about a year in New York City, where he worked for UBS Securities.
He also worked as a senior economist and bank analyst at Bender Securities, later a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank[3], from 1998 to 2000.
Şimşek worked for seven years as Chief Economist and Strategist for the Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region at Merrill Lynch in London. During this time, he had numerous contacts with the Turkish authorities and the Central Bank and was involved in shaping economic policy in cooperation with the AKP government.
Political career
In Spring 2006 Şimşek was nominated as a candidate for the Turkish Central Bank Governor, but the appointment was not approved. A few months later, Şimşek gained a private meeting with Prime Minister Erdoğan. That meeting proved the catalyst to the birth of his political career. In literally the space of a weekend, Şimşek received sabbatical leave from Merrill Lynch and found himself back in Turkey.[4]
In 2007, he was elected as an AKP candidate in the Gaziantep constituency. Soon after being sworn in as a Member of Parliament, Simsek was named State Minister of the Economy. He was suddenly in a position to push forward an agenda of structural reform . He was responsible for the Treasury and the Central Bank of Turkey.[4]
Şimşek was then appointed Minster of Finance in 2009, and had the position under Prime Ministers Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Ahmet Davutoğlu until 2015.
Şimşek was Deputy Prime Minister from 2015 until the beginning of July 2018 and was considered a guarantor of good economic development among international investors and was counted among the adherents of an orthodox economic doctrine. Şimşek was replaced as an authority on financial and economic issues by Erdogan's son-in-law Berat Albayrak.[5]
In June 2023, he returned to the post of Minister of Finance.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2016 | 9 June 2016 | 12 June 2016 | Germany Dresden | The 2016 Bilderberg meeting took place in Dresden, Germany. |
| Bilderberg/2018 | 7 June 2018 | 10 June 2018 | Italy Turin Hotel Torino Lingotto Congress | The 66th Bilderberg Meeting, in Turin, Italy, known for months in advance after an unprecedented leak by the Serbian government. |
| Bilderberg/2024 | 30 May 2024 | 2 June 2024 | Spain Madrid | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2008 | 23 January 2008 | 27 January 2008 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | At the 2008 summit, Klaus Schwab called for a coordinated approach, where different 'stakeholders' collaborate across geographical, industrial, political and cultural boundaries." |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2009 | 23 January 2009 | 27 January 2009 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2015 | 21 January 2015 | 24 January 2015 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by a lot of people. This page lists only the 261 "Public Figures". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2016 | 20 January 2016 | 23 January 2016 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2017 | 17 January 2017 | 20 January 2017 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership." |
References
- ↑ https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/tuerkei-vizepremier-mehmet-simsek-deutschland-verhaelt-sich-irrational-a-1160204.html
- ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/24886198
- ↑ https://www.nsbanking.com/news/deutsche_bank_to_take_complete_ownership_of_bender_securities/
- ↑ a b https://www.mehmetsimsek.org/en-us/detailed-bio
- ↑ https://www.wiwo.de/politik/ausland/tuerkei-schwiegersohn-statt-kompetenz/22786100.html
