Minister of Foreign

Affairs (Turkey)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey is the government minister who heads
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is a member of the Cabinet of Turkey. The minister is
responsible for overseeing the international relations of the government, though specific
relations involving Turkey's accession negotiations with the European Union are handled by the
Directorate for EU Affairs.

The office was established in 1920 during the Turkish War of Independence, after which Bekir
Sami Kunduh became the first Minister to hold the office. The incumbent officeholder is Mevlüt
Çavuşoğlu, who took office on 24 November 2015 after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu formed
his third government.

History of the office

Ottoman era

Before the establishment of the Turkish Republic, foreign affairs were handled by the 'Reis-ül
Küttap' (Head Secretary) of the Ottoman Empire until the 19th century. In 1836, the Head
Secretariat was upgraded to a Ministry and became the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Ottoman Empire, with the last Reis-ül Küttap,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
Yozgatlı Akif Efendi, becoming the first
minister responsible.
Dışişleri Bakanı

Republic era

With the establishment of the Grand National

Assembly of Turkey during the War of
Independence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Emblem of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Turkey was established on 3 May 1920 with
Bekir Sami Kunduh becoming the first
minister responsible, with the legislative Act
No. 1154 in 1927 laying down the legal
functions of the Foreign Ministry. The Turkish
diplomatic service was significantly expanded
after the Second World War despite ASALA
terrorist attacks against Turkish diplomats
occurring in the 1970s.[1]

List of Ministers of Foreign

Affairs Incumbent

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Since the office was established in 1920, there since 24 November 2015

have been 43 Ministers of Foreign Affairs.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)
Ministers are appointed by the Prime Minister
of Turkey as part of his or her cabinet, after Style His Excellency

which the President of Turkey validates the (diplomatic)

appointment of the minister. The minister is Member of Cabinet

usually a Member of Parliament, though Prime National Security

Ministers reserve the right to appoint Council
ministers from outside parliament if they see
Residence Dışişleri Konutu
fit. A notable example was the appointment of
Ahmet Davutoğlu as foreign minister in 2009 Appointer President of Turkey
despite not being an MP.
Term length No term limit
 Inaugural holder Bekir Sami Kunduh
See also Formation May 3, 1920

Website www.mfa.gov.tr (ht

Minister of Foreign Affairs
tps://www.mfa.gov.
Foreign policy of the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tr)
government

Foreign relations of Turkey

References

1. "From Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs" (http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkiye-cumhuriyeti-disisleri-baka

nligi-tarihcesi.en.mfa) . Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

External links

Biography of the Minister (http://www.mfa.gov.tr/minister-of-fa-info.en.mfa)

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