Nesrin Nas (born 1958) is a
Turkish female academic in economics, politician and the former leader of the
Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi, ANAP).
She was born in the
Central Anatolian town of
Bünyan in Kayseri Province. Her father's name was Mehmet Şecaattin and her mother's Şerife. After graduating from the
Marmara University
Marmara University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university, named after the Sea of Marmara, was founded as a university in 1982. However, its ...
,
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
in economics, Nesrin Nas conducted studies on international
money market
The money market is a component of the economy that provides short-term funds. The money market deals in short-term loans, generally for a period of a year or less.
As short-term securities became a commodity, the money market became a compo ...
s in the United Kingdom. Returned home, she earned a PhD in economics from the
University of Istanbul
Istanbul University, also known as University of Istanbul (), is a public research university located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Mehmed II on May 30, 1453, a day after the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks, it was reformed as the fi ...
.
Nesrin Nas became lecturer in economics at the Marmara University. and worked 13 years at this post. During this time, she served also as a consultant at the economics newspaper "''Dünya''". She left the university to represent some international financial organizations and newspapers in Turkey, like DC Gardner Training, ''Euromoney'' magazine and ''Emerging Markets'' newspaper. She was adviser to
Capital Markets Board of the Prime Minister.
She entered politics in 1999 and was elected in the
1999 general election as deputy of Istanbul from the Motherland Party.
Nesrin Nas was elected the first female president of the Motherland Party at its convention held on 13 December 2003, succeeding
Ali Talip Özdemir, who waived to run for the presidency again. She resigned from her post on 25 November 2004, following dissensions on the merger of ANAP with the
True Path Party (Doğru Yol Partisi, DYP) under its leader
Mehmet Ağar.
Nesrin Nas is married to the financial lawyer Adnan Nas. They together have one child.
See also
*
Women in Turkish politics
References
* Who is who database
''Biography of Nesrin Nas''
External links
Turkish Grand National Assembly official website
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1958 births
Living people
Turkish non-fiction writers
Academic staff of Marmara University
Turkish economists
People from Kayseri
Motherland Party (Turkey) politicians
Deputies of Istanbul
Turkish women academics
Female party leaders of Turkey
Members of the 21st Parliament of Turkey
21st-century Turkish women politicians
20th-century Turkish women politicians