Cevdet Yılmaz

Cevdet Yılmaz is Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye. His public service career spans development planning, international relations and economic administration. He worked at the State Planning Organization, where he headed the Directorate General for Relations with the European Union, and subsequently served as Minister of State, Minister of Development and Deputy Prime Minister. He also chaired the Turkish Parliament’s Planning and Budget Committee.

Yılmaz graduated first in his class in Public Administration from Middle East Technical University. He holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Denver and a doctorate in Political Science and Public Administration from Bilkent University.