Nureddin Nebati, who was deputy minister of treasury and finance, has been appointed to the top post after Lütfi Elvan stepped down early Thursday.
The appointment, announced in the Official Gazette, comes as Turkey is pursuing a new economic model based on lower interest rates, a policy direction President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says will boost production, jobs, exports and growth.
The announcement said Elvan asked to be “pardoned from the job” and that his request was accepted.
Nebati, 57, studied international relations, political sciences and public administration, according to his resume on the ministry website.
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