13 Facts About Berat Albayrak

Berat Albayrak served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018 and as the minister of treasury and finance from 2018 to 2020.

Berat Albayrak is married to Esra Erdogan, the daughter of Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Berat Albayrak was born on February 21,1978, in Istanbul.

In 2004, Albayrak married Esra Albayrak, the eldest daughter of Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

In 2008, Berat Albayrak facilitated the sale of a foreign company in Turkey at 34 times the EBITDA value, marking one of the country's highest-value foreign company sales.

Berat Albayrak entered the Turkish Grand National Assembly as a member of parliament for the Justice and Development Party in the June 7,2015 elections.

Additionally, on July 15,2018, Berat Albayrak was selected as a member of the Supreme Military Council by presidential decree.

Berat Albayrak facilitated the inclusion of the Fatih, Yavuz, and Kanuni drilling ships in Turkey's fleet.

One of the most strategic moves during Berat Albayrak's tenure was repatriating Turkey's gold reserves from abroad.

When Berat Albayrak assumed office in June 2018, the Central Bank's reserves stood at 98.4 billion dollars.

Reports published by Cumhuriyet newspaper indicated that Berat Albayrak purchased approximately 13 acres of land along the route of the Kanal Istanbul project, a transaction that occurred one year after the project's announcement in 2011.

The Istanbul Anatolian 7th Criminal Court ruled in favor of Berat Albayrak, deciding to impose a ban on access to the relevant articles and websites.

Berat Albayrak is married to Esra Erdogan, the eldest daughter of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and they have four children.