Erdem Başçı
Erdem Başçı | |
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| Born | 1966 Ankara, Turkey |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Years active | 1995–2016 |
| Known for | Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (2011–2016) |
Erdem Başçı (born 1966) is a Turkish economist who served as the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey throughout the 2010s.
Early life
Başçı was born in Ankara in 1966. He completed his secondary education at TED Ankara College in 1983 before obtaining a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in 1987. He pursued graduate studies at Bilkent University, where he earned master's degrees in business administration (1989) and economics (1990). In 1993, he acquired an additional master's degree in economics from Johns Hopkins University. He finalized his academic training with a PhD in economics from Bilkent University in 1995.
From 1995 until 2003, Başçı was part of the faculty at Bilkent University, achieving the rank of associate professor in economics by 1999.
Career
Başçı began his tenure as deputy governor of the Central Bank of Turkey on 9 October 2003 and was reappointed on 10 October 2008. He advanced to the position of governor on 14 April 2011, following Durmuş Yılmaz. Upon completing his five-year term, he was succeeded by deputy governor Murat Çetinkaya on 19 April 2016.