Directorate for EU Affairs

Directorate for EU Affairs
Avrupa Birliği Başkanlığı
Agency overview
Formed2018
Preceding agency
HeadquartersMustafa Kemal Mah. 2082 Cad. No:5 Çankaya / Ankara
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Foreign Affairs
Websiteab.gov.tr

In Turkey, the Directorate for EU Affairs (Turkish: Avrupa Birliği Başkanlığı) is a government agency affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was founded in 2018, following the formation of the new government and after the dissolution of the now-defunct Ministry of European Union Affairs. The directorate is responsible for the accession process between the Republic of Turkey and the European Union. Deputy minister of foreign affairs, Faruk Kaymakcı served as the agency's president upon establishment in 2018.[1]


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  1. ^ "Dışişleri Bakan Yardımcısı ve AB Başkanı Faruk KAYMAKCI". ab.gov.tr. Retrieved 21 March 2021.