Recep Akdağ Recep Akdağ Recep Akdağ (born 8 May 1960) is a Turkish physician and politician. He is a member of parliament for the province of Erzurum from the Justice and Development Party. He currently serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey since 19 July 2017, served as Minister of Health from 2016 to 2017, having previously served between 2002 and 2013. Akdağ was born on 8 May 1960 in Erzurum, the son of Yahya Akdağ and his wife Zekiye. He completed his primary and secondary education in Erzurum, and his high school education in Ankara at Atatürk High School. He
Qalay-I-Zal District Qalay-I-Zal District Qalay-I-Zal District (), also spelled Qala-i-Zal, is situated in the western part of Kunduz Province, northern Afghanistan. It borders Balkh Province to the west and Tajikistan to the north along the Panj, Vakhsh and Amu Darya rivers. To the east it borders Imam Sahib District and to the south Kunduz and Chahar dara districts. Qalay-I-Zal River flows through the district and divides it in two parts. The population is 60,600 (2006) - 90% Turkmen and 10% Pashtun. The district is almost a desert and only the irrigated land is arable. The agriculture and carpet weaving are the most