Hatice Beril Dedeoğlu Ph.D |
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Minister of European Union Affairs | |
In office 22 September 2015 – 17 November 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Preceded by | Ali Haydar Konca |
Succeeded by | Volkan Bozkır |
Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union | |
In office 22 September 2015 – 17 November 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Preceded by | Volkan Bozkır |
Succeeded by | Volkan Bozkır |
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Born | 1961 Ankara, Turkey |
Nationality | Turkish |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | İstanbul University |
Occupation | Academic, journalist |
Cabinet | 63rd |
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Hatice Beril Dedeoğlu (born 1961) is a Turkish academic who served as the Minister of European Union Affairs in the interim election government led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu between 22 September and 17 November 2015. Having taken over from the previous interim cabinet minister Ali Haydar Konca following his resignation, Dedeoğlu served until Davutoğlu formed a new government after the November 2015 snap general election. She was, as required by the Constitution, of no political affiliation and was one of two women to serve in the interim cabinet, the other being Family and Social Policy Minister Ayşen Gürcan.
As the Minister of European Union Affairs, Dedeoğlu concurrently served as the Chief Negotiator representing Turkey during the EU accession negotiations.
Hatice Beril Dedeoğlu was born in Ankara in 1961 and graduated from Galatasaray High School in İstanbul. She later graduated from the Department of International Relations in the İstanbul University Faculty of Economics. Besides her academic career, she works as a columnist on international relations for the Star and Today's Zaman newspapers, having previously worked for the newspapers Zaman, Agos and Yeni Şafak.