Directorate for EU Affairs

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]

Directorate for EU Affairs

Avrupa Birliği Başkanlığı
Agency overview
Formed	2018
Preceding agency	Ministry of European Union Affairs
Headquarters	Mustafa Kemal Mah. 2082 Cad. No:5 Çankaya / Ankara
Agency executive	Mehmet Kemal Bozay, President
Parent agency	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Website	ab.gov.tr

List of presidents

No.	Name	Tenure	Age
1	Faruk Kaymakcı	August 2018 - March 2023	(1968-03-21) 21 March 1968 (age 57)
2	Mehmet Kemal Bozay	March 2023 - Present	1966 (age 58–59)

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Notes

1. association
2. cooperation