Fatih Karahan
Fatih Karahan | |
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| Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hafize Gaye Erkan |
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| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Eskişehir, Turkey |
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Fatih Karahan (born 1982) is a Turkish economist and the current Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey appointed on 3 February 2024.[1]
Career
After earning his PhD, Karahan started his professional career as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He was the head of the labor and product market department and advisor for money politics until 2022. He then started working at Amazon company as a senior economist in November 2022. On 28 July 2023, Karahan was appointed Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.[1]
After the resignation of the previous governor, Hafize Gaye Erkan on 2 February 2024, Karahan was appointed Governor the next day.[1][2]
Personal life
Fatih Karahan was born in Eskişehir, Turkey in 1982. He entered Istanbul High School in 1993. After completing his secondary education, he studied Mathematics and Industrial Engineering at Boğaziçi University graduating in 2006. He went to the United States, and attended Pennsylvania State University. He received a Master of Economics and a doctoral degree in economics in 2012. He served as a part-time lecturer at Columbia University and New York University in 2022.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Aslanhan, Uğur (3 February 2024). "TCMB Başkanlığı'na Fatih Karahan atandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Akman, Beril; Kerim Karakaya (2 February 2024). "Turkey Names Ex-NY Fed Economist as New Central Bank Chief". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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| General Directors (1931–1970) | |
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| Governors (since 1970) | |
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Eskişehir
- Istanbul High School alumni
- Boğaziçi University alumni
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- Turkish economists
- Turkish expatriates in the United States
- Columbia University faculty
- New York University faculty
- Turkish bankers
- Governors of the Central Bank of Turkey