Selin Sayek Böke

Selin Sayek Böke
Selin Sayek Böke in 2020
Secretary-General of the Republican People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 August 2020
LeaderKemal Kılıçdaroğlu Özgür Özel
Preceded byMuharrem Erkek
Spokesperson of the Republican People's Party
In office
25 January 2015 – 6 May 2017
LeaderKemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Preceded byHaluk Koç
Succeeded byBülent Tezcan
Deputy Leader of the Republican People's Party
responsible for economic policy
In office
14 September 2014 – 6 May 2017
LeaderKemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Preceded byFaik Öztrak
Succeeded byAykut Erdoğdu
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
7 June 2015 – 14 May 2023
Constituencyİzmir (II) (Nov 2015, 2018) İzmir (I) (June 2015)
Personal details
Born
Selin Sayek

(1972-08-24) 24 August 1972 (age 52)
Buffalo, New York, United States
NationalityTurkey - United States
Political partyRepublican People's Party
Spouse
Mert Böke
​
(m. 2002)​
Children2
Parent(s)İskender Sayek
Füsun Sayek
Alma materMiddle East Technical University (BA)
Duke University (MA, PhD)

Selin Sayek Böke (born 24 August 1972) is a Turkish politician, member of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for İzmir's second electoral district since 7 June 2015. She was first elected at the June 2015 general election. She currently serves as the deputy leader of the CHP responsible for economic policies. Born in the United States, she worked in economics, notably as a lecturer and assistant professor at American universities, before moving to Turkey, the country of her parents.

Early life and career

Selin Sayek Böke was born into a Turkish-American family on 24 August 1972 in Buffalo, New York, United States; her father is İskender Sayek and her mother is Füsun Sayek.[1][2] One part of her family is Antiochian Greek, while another part of her family is Sunni Muslim ethnic Turk from Niğde.[3][4] She graduated from TED Ankara College in 1989. In 1993, she graduated from Middle East Technical University Faculty of Economics. Between 1993 and 1999, she pursued a master's degree and a doctorate at Duke University in the United States, in the field of economics. She later began teaching at Duke while serving as a project advisor at the World Bank. In her role as an advisor, she worked on World Bank projects in South Africa, north and central Europe. She received her Ph.D from Duke in 1999.[5]

Between 1999 and 2001, she worked at the Bentley University Economics Department as an assistant professor. She later worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Washington D.C. as an economist. During her work at the IMF, she also gave lectures at Georgetown University.[6] In 2003, she became a member of teaching staff at Bilkent University. She became an assistant professor in 2010 and became the Chair of the Economics Department at Bilkent University between 2011 and 2014. Between 2013 and 2014, she served as the vice dean of the Bilkent University Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences.[7] Since 2011, she is a member of the advisory board at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Social Sciences research Group (SOBAG). She is a founding member of the Füsun Sayek Health and Education Development Foundation.[8]

Academic recognition

Böke's scientific research has been published in several international and national high-profile journals and books.[citation needed] She received an award from TÜBİTAK in 2010 for her work on international economics and effects of foreign investment. In 2007, she received the Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs from the Kiel World Economics Institute in Germany. In 2011, she was given an award by the Mustafa Parlar Foundation. She has directed several TÜBİTAK research projects.[9]

Political career

In the 18th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Convention held on 6 September 2014, Böke was elected to the Party Council. On 14 September, she was appointed as the Deputy Leader responsible for economic policies. She was elected as a member of parliament for İzmir's second electoral district at the June 2015, November 2015 and 2018 general election.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Selin Sayek Böke". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  2. ^ "Selin Sayek Böke, ABD vatandaşı çıktı" (in Turkish). Jöntürk. 2016-02-06. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. ^ "A part of my family is Christian, another part Muslim" (in Turkish). HabrTürk. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  4. ^ "Hıristiyan olmak haber değeri taşır mı?" (in Turkish). Agos. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  5. ^ "Selin Sayek Böke kimdir" (in Turkish). Ensonhaber. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  6. ^ "Selin Sayek Böke biyografisi". Haberler (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  7. ^ "Selin Sayek Böke kimdir?" (in Turkish). İnternethaber. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  8. ^ "CHP İzmir Milletvekili Adayı Selin Sayek Böke kimdir?". Sözcü (in Turkish). 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  9. ^ "Özgeçmiş" (in Turkish). Selinsayekboke.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  10. ^ Güçlü, Abbas (2015-05-03). "CHP'nin yıldız ekonomisti Sayek'i koltuğa kim bağladı?". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-06-01.