Personal Information

• Date of Birth: 26 June 1972
• Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey
• Nationality: Turkish
• Age: 29
• Marital Status: Single

Professional Experience

Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA), Turkey-European Union Joint Parliamentary Committee

Expert/Advisor on European Union Affairs

Activities include making all secretarial preparations on the part of the TGNA delegation to the Joint Committee and bureau meetings held on a regular basis with the European Parliament (EP) representatives; counseling/providing expertise on Union policies, institutions etc.; and the follow-up of all political and economic developments that might have some relevance to the Committee work. Also representing the TGNA at annual meetings of and seminars given to the liaison officers of the parliaments of the EU member states and the candidate countries.

Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade, DG for European Union Affairs

Foreign Trade Expert

Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade, DG for European Union Affairs

Assistant Foreign Trade Expert

Activities include project-oriented research, data processing, creation of legal documents and presentations, participation in expert meetings at home and abroad relating to the commercial and economic relations between Turkey and the EU. Particular specialisation on the current Customs Union, Community's competition policy, state aid, relations with the EFTA countries, Turkish iron and steel industry and relations with the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).

Ministry for Internal Affairs, DG for Internal Security

Assistant Superintendent of Police

Worked as Chief of Office for European Union Affairs and the second Sub-Division of Office for Foreigners' Residence. Activities included work on relations between Turkey and the European Union on police matters and free movement of persons, and examination/initial decision-making on demands of foreigners intending to work or reside in Turkey.

  Education

Postgraduate Studies

Warwick University

Master of Arts in International Political Economy

Department of Politics and International Studies

• International Political Economy
• European Integration
• Politics of International Trade

Dissertation: The Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy: Constructing A Framework for International Competition Rules in the World Trading System.

University of Ankara

Master of Science in European Integration

Department of European Communities (EC) and International Relations

• EC Law
• Historical Background to the EC
• EC Competition Law
• EC and International Private Law Problems
• Competition Law and Policy
• International Organisations and the EC

Dissertation: Schengen Agreement and Implications for Turkey (in progress).

Undergraduate Studies

University of Ankara, Faculty of Political Science

BSc in International Relations

Department of International Relations

Other Academic Work

• An Assessment of EU Policy-Making and the Uruguay Round with Special Reference to Agricultural.
• An Assessment of EU-US Relations with special reference to the Banana Dispute.
• An Assessment of the East Asian Crisis: A Crisis of Neo-liberal Globalisation?
• Formal versus Informal Developments in the European Integration Process.
• The Treaty of Amsterdam and Its Implications for the Institutional Structure of the European Union.

Languages

• Advanced knowledge in English (Level-A+ in English Proficiency Examination for State Employees, with language skills further advanced during studies at a British University),
• Intermediate knowledge in German (gained at the high school preparation class, during courses at Deutsches Kultur Zentrum and translation courses at the Center for Foreign Languages of the Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade).

Memberships

• Member of 'Mulkiyeliler Birligi' (Graduates' Association of the Faculty of Political Science)
• Founding Member of the Association of Foreign Trade Career Staff
• Member of the Foundation of Foreign Trade Personnel
• Member of Warwick Graduates' Association

Courses, Seminars and International Meetings Attended

• Vocational Training Courses on the Use of Computers and Basic Software, Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade, January-June 1996, Ankara
• Seminar on Turkish Customs Legislation for Assistant Foreign Trade Experts, Vocational Training Certificate, Undersecretariat for Customs, 21-25 October 1996, Ankara
• Translation Course in German, Centre for Foreign Languages, Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade, February-June 1998, Ankara
• Annual Meeting of Liaison Officers of Parliaments of the EU Member States and Countries in the Enlargement Process, European Parliament, March 2000, Strasbourg
• XXIInd Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees (COSAC), Portuguese Parliament, 29-30 May 2000, Lisbon
• Seminar on the Transposition of the Acquis Communautaire into the Legislation of the Candidate Countries, European Parliament, 10-12 July 2000, Brussels
• XXIIIrd Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees (COSAC), French Parliament, 16-17 October 2000, Versailles
• TAIEX Trainee-ship Programme on European Union Affairs and Swedish State Structure, Swedish Parliament, 4-8 December 2000, Stockholm
• Annual Meeting of Liaison Officers of Parliaments of the EU Member States and Countries in the Enlargement Process, European Parliament, 13 March 2001, Strasbourg
• Integrated Information Seminar on Approximation of National Law with EU Legislation, European Parliament, 29-30 March 2001, Brussels

Other Qualifications

• Advanced use of computers and software programmes including Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet and web designing tools, database programmes specially designed to retrieve foreign trade figures and economic indicators (such as Access, Pablo and GQL). (Examples of the web sites designed by the author can be found at: http://www.foreigntrade.gov.tr/ab/Ab.htm (designed for his employer) and http://members.nbci.com/atakee (a personal homepage, which is partly under construction). Another site is being constructed for Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee.
• Personal and thematic presentation, minute taking, correspondence, translating and writing skills.

Travel and Interests