Ali Babacan

He stayed always away from the rough-and-tumble of the Turkish political arena and focused solely on the economic reform acting rather as a technocrat without indulging into populism. He was previously Minister of Economy in the 58th cabinet from the Justice and Development Party (AK Party).

On August 29 2007 he was named Minister of Foreign Affairs of in the cabinet of re-elected Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He was previously Minister of Economy in the 58th cabinet from the Justice and Development Party (AK Party).