Bekir Bayrakdar Appointed Deputy Treasury and Finance Minister
President Erdoğan signed the decree appointing the Revenue Administration chief to the deputy minister post, published in the Official Gazette on 15 October 2026.
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- Bekir Bayrakdar appointed Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance by presidential decree.
- Decree 2026/325 published in Official Gazette on 15 October 2026.
- Bayrakdar served as Revenue Administration President since January 2019.
- Career includes tax administration, treasury, and Central Bank audit roles.
- Holds Certified Financial Consultant and Independent Auditor licenses.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Revenue Administration President Bekir Bayrakdar as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance. The decision, numbered 2026/325, was published in the Official Gazette on 15 October 2026.
The appointment was made under Articles 2 and 3 of Presidential Decree No. 3. Bayrakdar had led the Revenue Administration since January 2019.
Born in Kocaeli in 1971, Bayrakdar graduated from Istanbul University's Faculty of Political Sciences in 1995. He began his career at the Board of Certified Public Accountants in 1996.
He served as Kocaeli Tax Office manager between 2004 and 2008, then as Istanbul Treasurer, General Director of Accounting, and Istanbul Tax Office President until 2019.
Bayrakdar also held roles at the Central Bank Audit Committee and the Turkey Development and Investment Bank Board in 2023 and 2026 respectively. He holds Certified Financial Consultant and Independent Auditor licenses.
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