Directorate for EU Affairs

In Turkey, the Directorate for EU Affairs (Turkish: Avrupa Birliği Başkanlığı) is a government agency affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was founded in 2018, following the formation of the new government and after the dissolution of the now-defunct Ministry of European Union Affairs. The directorate is responsible for the accession process between the Republic of Turkey and the European Union. Deputy minister of foreign affairs, Faruk Kaymakcı served as the agency's president upon establishment in 2018.[1]

Directorate for EU Affairs
Avrupa Birliği Başkanlığı
Agency overview
Formed2018
Preceding agency
HeadquartersMustafa Kemal Mah. 2082 Cad. No:5 Çankaya / Ankara
Agency executive
  • Mehmet Kemal Bozay, President
Parent agencyMinistry of Foreign Affairs
Websiteab.gov.tr
This article is part of a series about the
Accession of Turkey
to the European Union
Institutions

List of presidents
No. Name Tenure Age
1
 Faruk Kaymakcı August 2018 - March 2023 (1968-03-21) 21 March 1968
2
 Mehmet Kemal Bozay March 2023 - Present 1966 (age 56–57)

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References
  1. "Dışişleri Bakan Yardımcısı ve AB Başkanı Faruk KAYMAKCI". ab.gov.tr. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. "Büyükelçinin Özgeçmişi". Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  3. "Dışişleri Bakan Yardımcısı ve AB Başkanı Büyükelçi Mehmet Kemal BOZAY (in Turkish)". ab.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-05-04.


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