New appointment to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance: Bekir Bayrakdar became deputy minister
Quick Look
- With the appointment decision signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Head of Revenue Administration Bekir Bayrakdar was appointed as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance.
- According to the Presidential Decree published in the Official Gazette dated October 15, 2026, Bayrakdar had been serving as the Head of the Revenue Administration since January 2019.
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Why It Matters
Bekir Bayrakdar was born in Kocaeli in 1971 and graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations. He has held various positions in the field of finance and tax since 1996, and has been serving as Head of the Revenue Administration since January 2019.
A senior appointment was made at the Ministry of Treasury and Finance. The appointment decision, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was published in the Official Gazette dated October 15, 2026.
According to Presidential Decree No. 2026/325, Head of Revenue Administration Bekir Bayrakdar was appointed as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Presidential Decree No. 3.
Bayrakdar had been serving as the Head of Revenue Administration since January 2019.
WHO IS BEKİR BAYRAKDAR?
Born in Kocaeli in 1971, Bekir Bayrakdar graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations in 1995.
Bayrakdar, who started his career as the Chairman of the Board of Tax Inspectors in 1996, served as Assistant Tax Inspector and Tax Inspector until 2004.
Bayrakdar, who held various managerial positions at the Kocaeli Tax Office between 2004 and 2008, worked as the Istanbul Treasurer between 2008 and 2014, as the General Manager of Accounting between 2014 and 2015, and as the Head of the Istanbul Tax Office between 2015 and 2019.
Bayrakdar, who was appointed as acting Head of Revenue Administration in January 2019, was appointed to this position as principal in February 2020.
Bayrakdar, who became a Member of the Supervisory Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey in May 2023, was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye in May 2026.
Bayrakdar also has a Certified Public Accountant certificate and an Independent Auditor license.
Open Questions
- What are the effects of this appointment on the restructuring within the Ministry of Treasury and Finance?
- Which policies will come to the fore in Bayrakdar's new role?
