Egemen Bağış — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as a Member of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations High Level Advisory Council.
Served as the first Minister for European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator for Türkiye (2009-2014).
Member of the Turkish Parliament from 2002 to 2015.
Founder of the Global Issues Platform at İstanbul Bilgi University and co-founder of the Brussels-based İstanbul Center.
Honored with the 'Cavaliere' (2006) and 'Commendatore' (2011) Orders of Merit of the Republic of Italy.
Served on the boards of directors for İstanbul Modern and Santral İstanbul Silahtarağa Museums.

Biography

Egemen Bağış is a former Turkish politician with a distinguished career in government and international relations. He served as the first Minister for European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator in the 61st Government, leading Türkiye's full membership negotiations with the EU from 2009 to 2014. Prior to this, he was appointed Minister of State and Chief Negotiator in January 2009. Bağış also held the position of Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2015.