Ministry of European Union Affairs

Ministry of European Union Affairs
Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı

Agency overview
Formed	June 29, 2011; 5 years ago (2011-06-29)
Preceding agency	General Secretariat of the European Union
Jurisdiction	Government of Turkey
Headquarters	Mustafa Kemal District 2082nd Street No: 4 06510 Bilkent
Annual budget	₺291,238,000 (2015)
Minister responsible	Ömer Çelik, Minister of European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator
Agency executives	Alaattin Büyükkaya, Deputy Minister Rauf Engin Sosyal, Undersecretary
Website	www.abgs.gov.tr

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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.

The Ministry of European Union Affairs operates the following 16 directorates:

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