Luncheon: Mithat Melen, PhD

Date : Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 12:00 - 1:30  pm

Venue : Turkish Cultural Center

Speaker : Mithat Melen, PhD

Member of the Turkish Parliament
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)

"Stability of Turkish Economy and Politics in the Region"

Born in Ankara 1947 , primary and secondary education in Ankara , Ankara College . Graduated from the Academy of Economical and Commercial Sciences , Ankara. Did one year language course at the West London College . Got a two months international banking training course at the Postipankki Helsinki , Finland .

Started his professional life at the treasury department of the Ministry of Finance in 1971. Worked at the NATO international secretariat as a financial assistant . Did his post-graduate study at Brussels and İstanbul University on the economical structure of the European Community . Trainee for six months in European Community's Commission.. Worked as a European Community Section Chief at the Treasury department , Ankara Turkey.

In 1977 was appointed as Financial Attache to the Embassy in Brussels and in 1979 as Financial Counsellor to the same Embassy . Worked as the Economic and Trade counsellor of the Turkish delegation to the OECD. Led the negotiations for Turkey's membership to the Asian Development Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as Chief of Department Turkish Treasury in Ankara .

In 1991 and 2002 was a candidate in general elections ,but lost.In 2007 won the general elections and became an MP from İstanbul , MHP party list . Now member of European Harmonisation Comisssion . Following the elections in 1991 resigned from his post at the Treasury department . In 1992 was appointed as Associate Professor to the Faculty of Economics of the University of İstanbul. Became professor in 1996 . Teaches since 1985 .

Wrote newspaper columns for several national newspappers for the last 15 years. Actually writing for Dünya and Turkish Daily News Did programs for various TV and radio channels as moderator. Was a consultant and prepared a mid-term evaluation report for the Employment and Training Project which was a World Bank loaned IIBK (Turkish Employment Office ) project . Also did consultancy work on the privatisation of the energy sector. Was the consultant to the Board of the İstanbul Chamber of İndustry and to some Anatolian industrialists and to local mayors.Consultant to business develepment Centers in Van Eastern Turkey and also consultant to small and medium enterprises. Regularly participates in professional seminars and congresses . Regularly goes to Anatolian cities to attend meetings organised by local authorities for researches of issues of the true economy and development. In 2006 has attended at least 30 of such meetings . Member of several NGO'S . Author of five books. , one in English.,speaks fluent English and French.

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Turkish Food will be served
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