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Zekeriya Çoştu
Türkiye
Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology
Description
Zekeriya Çoştu graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Industrial Engineering in 2008. In his professional career, he has worked as a commercial unit manager and strategic planning consultant in organisations such as Turkish Airlines and TRT.
In 2018, he was appointed as the director of the Project Management Office at the Ministry of Industry and Technology. As part of the National Technology Move, he participated in processes and projects to support R&D and innovation activities in Turkey and develop the technology ecosystem.
He was the founding Director General of the National Technology General Directorate, which was established in April 2020 to ensure that the National Technology Move has a stronger place in the institutional structure of the Ministry and the public sector. While holding this position, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology on 22 June 2023. Çoştu has a good command of English. He is married with two children.
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