About Taner Yıldız
Born 1962. Taner Yıldız is a Turkish politician.
Taner Yıldız (born 3 April 1962 in Devecipınar, Boğazlıyan, Yozgat Province) is a Turkish politician. He is a member of the Justice and Development Party and served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources between 2009 and 2015.
Taner Yıldız graduated from the Istanbul Technical University as an electrical engineer and worked for the Kayseri Electricity Generation Company. He was elected to the Parliament in 2002. Yıldız served as an energy adviser to the prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. On 1 May 2009, after a reshuffle of the cabinet, he took the post of Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.
Yıldız is married and has four children.
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Who is Taner Yıldız?
Turkish statesperson (born 1962)
When was Taner Yıldız born?
Taner Yıldız was born on 3 April 1962 in Boğazlıyan.
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Taner Yıldız is a politician.
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Taner Yıldız is Turkish.
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