▁and ▁Development ▁Party ▁( AK ▁Party ), ▁ ▁and ▁an ▁honor ary ▁associate ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁Military ▁Service ▁ ▁Den eme ç ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁Techn ical ▁University ▁in ▁An k ara ▁with ▁a ▁B . S . ▁in ▁econom ics . ▁Later , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁M . A . ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Del aware . ▁He ▁also ▁completed ▁programs ▁titled ▁" Man aging ▁and ▁Sh aping ▁Change ▁in ▁the ▁Information ▁Age " ▁and ▁" In nov ation ▁for ▁Econom ic ▁Development " ▁ ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ' s ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government . ▁ ▁Den eme ç ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁comm ando ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Den eme ç ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁sector ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁as ▁the ▁executive ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁under secret ary ▁of ▁Turkey ' s ▁State ▁Pl anning ▁Organ ization ▁( now ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Development ). ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁executive ▁assistant ▁and ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁State , ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁tre as ury , ▁foreign ▁trade , ▁planning , ▁priv at ization ▁and ▁public ▁banks ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁After ▁receiving ▁his ▁M . A . ▁degree , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁State ▁Pl anning ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁expert ▁at ▁the ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Mod els