Jurisdiction Government of Turkey | Annual budget ₺291,238,000 (2015) | |
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Formed June 29, 2011; 5 years ago (2011-06-29) Preceding agency General Secretariat of the European Union Headquarters Mustafa Kemal District
2082nd Street
No: 4 06510
Bilkent Minister responsible Ömer Çelik, Minister of European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator | ||
The Ministry of European Union Affairs (Turkish: Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı ) is a ministry of the Turkish government responsible for the accession process between the Republic of Turkey and the European Union. Formed on June 29, 2011, the ministry has been headed by six ministers in the past, namely Egemen Bağış (2011–2013), Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (2013–2014), Volkan Bozkır (2014-August 2015 and again from November 2015-2016), Ali Haydar Konca (August-September 2015), Beril Dedeoğlu (September-November 2015) and the incumbent Ömer Çelik, in office since 24 May 2016.
The Ministry is responsible for co-ordinating negotiations and accession projects throughout the 81 Provinces of Turkey in order to develop relations between Turkey and the European Union. The Minister responsible concurrently serves as the Chief Negotiator during the accession process.
Organisation
The Ministry of European Union Affairs operates the following 16 directorates: