Halil İbrahim Akça

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His Excellency
Halil İbrahim Akça
11th Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperation Organization
In office
13 August 2015[1] – July 2018
Preceded byShamil Alaskerov
Succeeded byHadi Soleimanpour
Personal details
Born1963 (age 60–61)
NationalityTurkish
Children3
Alma mater

Halil İbrahim Akça is a Turkish diplomat and was the 11th Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

Education[edit]

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.[2] He has published several papers on government economic policy and planning based on Turkish data.[3]

Career[edit]

Akça 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.[2] He was the Turkish ambassador to Northern Cyprus from 2011 to 2015. Akça led the Economic Cooperation Organization as Secretary General from August 2015 through July 2018.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ECO New Secretary General formally assumed his Duties". Economic Cooperation Organization. August 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 27 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Curriculum Viate of Ambassador Halil İbrahim Akça". Economic Cooperation Organization. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 27 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Halil Ibrahim Akca". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 June 2016.