Ministry of European Union Affairs (Turkey)


The Ministry of European Union Affairs was 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, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Volkan Bozkır, Ali Haydar Konca, Beril Dedeoğlu and Ömer Çelik, in office from 24 May 2016 onwards.
The Ministry was 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 served as the Chief Negotiator during the accession process.
After the declaration of new government after the presidential election in 2018, the ministry was dissolved and it became Directorate for EU Affairs within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Organisation

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