Volkan Bozkır
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Volkan Bozkır is a Turkish ambassador and a member of Parliament since June 2011. He is a member of the Justice and Development Party
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Justice and Development Party (Turkey)
The Justice and Development Party , abbreviated JDP in English and AK PARTİ or AKP in Turkish, is a centre-right political party in Turkey. The party is the largest in Turkey, with 327 members of parliament...
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Professional Career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
| Function | Office | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-consul | General Consulate in Stuttgart,Germany | 1975–1978 |
| Second Secretary & First Secretary | Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq | 1978–1980 |
| Chief of Section | Bilateral Economic Department | 1980–1982 |
| First Secretary & Counselor | Permanent Delegation to the OECD in Paris | 1982–1986 |
| Deputy Head of Department | Multilateral Economic Affairs | 1986–1987 |
| Foreign Policy Advisor | Prime Minister Turgut Özal's Office | 1987–1989 |
| Consul General | New York, USA | 1989–1992 |
| Chief of Cabinet & Chief Foreign Policy Advisor | President Turgut Özal & President Süleyman Demirel | 1992–1996 |
| Ambassador | Bucharest, Romania | 1996–2000 |
| Deputy Secretary General for EU Affairs | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 2000–2003 |
| Deputy Under Secretary | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 2003–2005 |
| Ambassador | Permanent Representative of Turkey to the European Union | 2005–2009 |
| Secretary General for EU Affairs | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 2009–2011 |