Ministry of European Union Affairs (Turkey)

Ministry of European Union Affairs
Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı

Entrance to the headquarters
Agency overview
FormedJune 29, 2011 (2011-06-29)
Preceding agency
  • General Secretariat of the European Union
DissolvedJuly 10, 2018
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Turkey
Annual budget₺291,238,000 (2015)[1]
Websitewww.ab.gov.tr

The Ministry of European Union Affairs (Turkish: Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı ) 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 after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won a third term in the 2011 general election. The ministry was responsible for co-ordinating negotiations and accession projects throughout the 81 provinces of Turkey to develop relations between Turkey and the European Union. The minister responsible concurrently served as the chief negotiator during the accession process. The Minister concurrently served as the chief negotiator during accession talks with the EU.

  1. ^ "Bütçede aslan payını Maliye Bakanlığı aldı". Archived from the original on 2015-03-05.


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