Ömer Çelik | |
Nationality: | Turkish |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Minister of European Union Affairs |
Term Start: | 24 May 2016 |
Term End: | 9 July 2018 |
Primeminister: | Binali Yıldırım |
Predecessor: | Volkan Bozkır |
Successor: | office abolished |
Office1: | Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union |
Term Start1: | 24 May 2016 |
Term End1: | 9 May 2018 |
Primeminister1: | Binali Yıldırım |
Predecessor1: | Volkan Bozkır |
Successor1: | office abolished |
Order2: | Minister of Culture and Tourism |
Term Start2: | 24 January 2013 |
Term End2: | 28 August 2015 |
Primeminister2: | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Predecessor2: | Ertuğrul Günay |
Successor2: | Yalçın Topçu |
Term Start3: | 2 June 2023 |
Constituency3: | Adana (2023) |
Term Start4: | 1 November 2015 |
Term End4: | 24 June 2018 |
Constituency4: | Adana (Nov 2015) |
Term Start5: | 3 November 2002 |
Term End5: | 7 June 2015 |
Constituency5: | Adana (2002, 2007, 2011) |
Birth Date: | 15 June 1968 |
Birth Place: | Adana, Turkey |
Alma Mater: | Gazi University |
Profession: | Journalist, politician |
Party: | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
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 between 2016–2018.
He was born on 15 June 1968 in Adana to Ziya Çelik and his wife Dudu. After graduating from Gazi University'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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2] He is also the chairman of the Friendship Group of Bilateral Parliamentary Relations between Turkey and the United States.[1]
On 24 January 2013 Ömer Çelik was appointed Minister of Culture and Tourism in the cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan replacing Ertuğrul Günay.[1] [3]
Ömer Çelik is single.[1]