Nurettin Canikli

Nurettin Canikli MP
Canikli in 2016
Minister of National Defense
In office 19 July 2017 – 10 July 2018
Prime Minister	Binali Yıldırım
Preceded by	Fikri Işık
Succeeded by	Hulusi Akar
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 24 May 2016 – 19 July 2017
Prime Minister	Binali Yıldırım
Serving with	Mehmet Şimşek Numan Kurtulmuş Tuğrul Türkeş Veysi Kaynak
Preceded by	Yalçın Akdoğan
Succeeded by	Recep Akdağ
Minister of Customs and Trade
In office 29 August 2014 – 28 August 2015
Prime Minister	Ahmet Davutoğlu
Preceded by	Hayati Yazıcı
Succeeded by	Cenap Aşçı
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2015
Constituency	Giresun (Nov 2015) Istanbul (I) (2018)
In office 3 November 2002 – 7 June 2015
Constituency	Giresun (2002, 2007, 2011)
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-15) 15 May 1960 (age 64) Alucra, Giresun Province, Turkey
Children	4
Alma mater	Ankara University University of Sheffield
Occupation	Politician, civil servant
Cabinet	62nd, 65th, 66th

Nurettin Canikli (born 15 May 1960) is a Turkish politician, the former Minister of National Defense of Turkey and a Member of Parliament for Giresun under the ruling Justice and Development Party.^[1][2] He previously also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and the Minister of Customs and Trade of Turkey.