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Recep Akdağ | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 19 July 2017 – 9 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Serving with | Mehmet Şimşek Bekir Bozdağ Hakan Çavuşoğlu Fikri Işık |
| Preceded by | Nurettin Canikli |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 24 May 2016 – 19 July 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Mehmet Müezzinoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Demircan |
| In office 18 November 2002 – 24 January 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Osman Durmuş |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Müezzinoğlu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | Erzurum (Nov 2015,2018) |
| In office 3 November 2002 – 7 June 2015 | |
| Constituency | Erzurum (2002,2007,2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-05-08)8 May 1960 (age 65) Erzurum, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Education | Medicine |
| Alma mater | Atatürk University King's College London |
Recep Akdağ (born 8 May 1960) is a Turkish physician and politician who is a member of theJustice and Development Party. He was one of the lastDeputy Prime Ministers of Turkey from 19 July 2017 from 9 July 2018, and served asMinister of Health from 2016 to 2017, and from 2002 to 2013.
Akdağ was born on 8 May 1960 inErzurum, the son of Yahya Akdağ and his wife Zekiye. He completed his primary and secondary education in Erzurum, and his high school education inAnkara at Atatürk High School.
He graduated from Faculty of Medicine atAtatürk University in 1984, becoming a medical doctor and going on to an academic career in the field of medicine. He performed his obligatory service as a practitioner inKarabük for two years. In 1990, Akdağ became Child Health and Diseases Specialist in the Medical Faculty of the Atatürk University.
In September 1991, Akdağ commenced studies onmolecular biology techniques and especially onpolymerase chain reaction (PCR) atKing's College London School of Medicine inLondon,United Kingdom. He completed his studies in November 1992, and returned to Turkey.
He initiated the studies of "Diagnosis of Tuberculosis with PCR through making contributions to the establishment of the first Molecular DNA laboratory in theEastern Anatolia Region through a research project" in line with these studies.
In 1992, he became an assistant professor in the Child Health and Diseases Main Branch of the Medical Faculty of Atatürk University. Akdağ received the title of associate professor in 1994, and the title of professor in 1999. He completed the "Gene Therapy" course successfully held at theKarolinska Institutet inSweden in 1998.
Between 1994 and 1998, he worked as Deputy Chief Doctor, Procurement Commission Head and Deputy Editor of the Medical Bulletin in the Research Hospital of the Medical Faculty of Atatürk University. He was the Deputy Head of the Atatürk University's Biotechnological Implementation and Research Center between 1997 and 2000, a member of the Medical Faculty of Atatürk University-University of Pittsburgh Cooperation Committee between 1998 and 2000, a member of the Transfusion Committee between 1998 and 2002, a member of the Commission of Pharmaceuticals, a member of the Ethical Committee and head of the Pharmaceuticals Research Committee.
He is a founding member and board member of the Erzurum Branch of the National Pediatrics Association, a member of the Turkish Pediatric Hematology Association and a member of the Turkish Hematology Association.
He has about 100 scientific articles and announcements. About 20 of these are of international character. The number of attributions included inCitation Index is 16. He gave speeches and took part as chairman in various meetings and symposia.
He won the Prize of the Article of the Year from the Chamber of Doctors of İstanbul in 1996.
Recep Akdağ worked as a lecturer in pediatrics and deputy chief physician of Atatürk University's Research Hospital before being elected to parliament representing Erzurum on 3 November 2002.
On 18 November 2002, Akdağ was appointed Minister of Health. As well as the day-to-day running of the public health system, he has had to deal with a number of issues including:
The purpose and duty of Ministry of Health is to make health services available, efficient, qualified and sustainable in every corner of the country.
On 24 January 2013, he was replaced byMehmet Müezzinoğlu at his post in the cabinet.[2]
Akdağ is married, has six children and speaks English.[3][4]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Health 18 November 2002–24 January 2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Health 24 May 2016–19 July 2017 | Succeeded by |
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