Ömer Çelik (born 15 June 1968) is a Turkish journalist and politician. Between 24 January 2013 and 28 August 2015 he served as
Minister of Culture and Tourism. He served as the
Minister of European Union Affairs and as the
Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union
The Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union ( Turkish: ''Avrupa Birliği Başmüzakerecisi'') was the most senior official representing the Republic of Turkey during the country's accession negotiations to the European Union. ...
between 2016–2018.
Early years
He was born on 15 June 1968 in
Adana
Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million.
Adana lies in the heart of Cilicia, wh ...
to Ziya Çelik and his wife Dudu. After graduating from
Gazi University
Gazi University ( tr, Gazi Üniversitesi) is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey.
It was established in 1926 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute. In 1982, it was reorganized by merging with the Bolu ...
's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, he earned his master's degree in political science at the same university's Graduate School of Social Sciences.
Ömer Çelik worked as a journalist and political scientist. He joined the
Justice and Development Party (AKP) and became political advisor to the party leader.
Politics
He was elected to Parliament as a deputy from Adana for three consecutive terms in
2002,
2007 and
2011. Since 2010, he has served as the Deputy Chairman responsible for Foreign Affairs. He is also the chairman of the Friendship Group of Bilateral Parliamentary Relations between Turkey and the United States.
On 24 January 2013 Ömer Çelik was appointed Minister of Culture and Tourism in the cabinet of
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan replacing
Ertuğrul Günay
Ertuğrul Günay (born 1 March 1948, in Ordu) was the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey (between 29 August 2007 – 24 January 2013).
Biography
Günay graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law with a degree of bachelor of law ...
.
Personal life
Ömer Çelik is single.
References
External links
*https://twitter.com/omerrcelik
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Living people
1968 births
People from Adana
Gazi University alumni
Turkish journalists
Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
Deputies of Adana
Ministers of Culture of Turkey
Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 65th government of Turkey
Ministers of Culture and Tourism of Turkey