Volkan Bozkır
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Volkan Bozkır MP |
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| Minister of European Union Affairs | |
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In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Deputy | Ali Şahin |
| Preceded by | Beril Dedeoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Ömer Çelik |
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In office 29 August 2014 – 28 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Deputy | Alaattin Büyükkaya |
| Preceded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Ali Haydar Konca |
| Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union | |
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In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Beril Dedeoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Ömer Çelik |
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In office 29 August 2014 – 28 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Beril Dedeoğlu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 12 June 2011 |
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| Constituency | İstanbul (II) (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015) |
| Permanent Representative of Turkey to the European Union | |
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In office 15 December 2005 – 21 October 2009 |
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| President |
Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Oğuz Demiralp |
| Succeeded by | Selim Kuneralp |
| Ambassador of Turkey to Romania | |
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In office 23 August 1996 – 17 August 2000 |
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| President |
Süleyman Demirel Ahmet Necdet Sezer |
| Preceded by | Yaman Başkut |
| Succeeded by | Ömer Zeytinoğlu |
| Personal details | |
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22 November 1950 Ankara, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Spouse(s) | Nazlı Bozkır |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | Ministry for EU Affairs |
Volkan Bozkır (born November 22, 1950) is a Turkish diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of European Union Affairs from November 2015 to May 2016, having previously served from August 2014 to August 2015. He concurrently served as the Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union during the same time. He has served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's second electoral district since the 2011 general election.
Volkan Bozkır was born in Ankara, Turkey. He graduated from Faculty of Law at the Ankara University. He speaks fluent English and French.
Bozkır caused controversy in 2014 when he reported during a press conference that Turkey would no longer participate in the Eurovision Song Contest after Conchita Wurst's victory in Eurovision Song Contest 2014 and made statements criticized as homophobic. On September 5 the General Manager of TRT, İbrahim Şahin, officially announced that Turkey would not return to 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. Bozkır's comments during the press conference included "Each time I look at the Austrian [Wurst] who won the Eurovision Song Contest, I say ‘Thankfully, we’re not participating in this contest anymore.'" Despite Bozkır's statements, the state television channel later confirmed that Turkey would return for the 2016 contest.
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