H.E.Egemen BAĞIŞ
Embassyof the Republic of Turkey
NaOřechovce 69
Prague6, Czech Republic
Tel:+420 224 311 938
CareerPositions:
November2019 – Present Ambassador,
Prague, Czech Republic Republicof Turkey to the Czech Republic
2015- 2019 InternationalStrategic Consultant,
Ankara - Istanbul University Professor,
Shenzhen, Minsk, Dubai CorporateBoard Memberships
2002– 2015 Parliamentarian,
Ankara – Istanbul Turkish Grand National Assembly (representing Istanbul)
2011– 2013 Ministerof European Union Affairs, Chief Negotiator,
Ankara – Brussels Republic of Turkey
2009– 2011 Ministerof State, Chief Negotiator,
Ankara – Brussels Republic of Turkey
2007– 2009 DeputyChairman,
Ankara Foreign Affairs & ForeignRepresentatives, AK Party
2002– 2009 Chief ForeignPolicy Advisor to Prime Minister &
Ankara AKParty Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
2002– 2007 Chairman,
Ankara The Turkey-USA Inter-Parliamentary FriendshipGroup
1999– 2002 President,
New York Federation of Turkish American Associations
1993– 2003 Founder& CEO,
New York The Turkish Link, Inc.
1990– 1993 ExecutiveDirector,
New York Federation of Turkish American Associations
1988– 1990 Directorof Marketing,
New York Hürriyet Turkish Daily - USA Edition
Education:
2017– Ongoing PhD in OrganizationalManagement,
Istanbul Aydın University - Institute of Social Sciences
1994 – 1996 Master’s in Public Administration,
City University of New York, Bernard M. BaruchCollege
1989– 1993 Bachelor of BusinessAdministration, Human Resources Management,
City University of New York, Bernard M. BaruchCollege
Awards and Achievements:
2016– Ongoing Co-Chairman, Advisory Board, BosphorusInternational Conference
2017– Ongoing Member of the Board of Trustees,International Cyprus Aydın University
2017– 2018 Member of the Board of Trustees,Istanbul Commerce University
2016– 2019 Chairman, Occidental Studies Centre and Western Platform,
IstanbulAydın University
2015– 2019 Senior Delegate, AK Party GeneralAssembly
2011 Honorary Doctorate Degree, GirneAmerican University
2011 ‘Commendatore’, Italian Government Orderof Merit
2010 Young Global Leader, World EconomicForum
2009- 2011 Chairman of Advisory Board, IstanbulSports Capital of Europe Initiative
2006– 2009 Chairman, Platform for GlobalChallenges, Istanbul Bilgi University
2006– 2008 Chairman of Advisory Board, IstanbulCulture Capital of Europe Initiative
2006 ‘Cavaliere’ Italian Government Order ofMerit
2006 Founder, Santral Istanbul SilahtarağaMuseum of Modern Arts
2003 Founding Board Member,Istanbul Modern Museum
Personal:
Ambassador Bağış, born inTurkey on April 23, 1970, is married to entrepreneur Beyhan N. Bağış with two children.
EGEMEN BAĞIŞ
Ambassador ofthe Republic of Turkey to the Czech Republic, H.E. Egemen Bağış started hisnew post on November 2019
Egemen Bağışborn in Bingöl, Turkey in 1970, received his primary and secondary schooleducation in Siirt, Ankara and New York City graduating from Newtown HighSchool in New York, USA. He continued his studies at Bernard M. Baruch Collegeof the City University of New York, where he received a Bachelor of BusinessAdministration degree in Human Resources Management (1993) and a Master ofPublic Administration degree (1996). He is in the thesis writing phase of hisPhD education in Management at Istanbul Aydin University.
While livingin the U.S. he was very active in numerous NGOs and served as the President of theFederation of Turkish American Associations between 1999 and 2002. Bağışreturned to Turkey in 2002 when he was invited by the Founder and Chairman ofthe Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to play astrategic role in developing the foreign policy of the party. Upon his arrival,Bağış was elected to the Turkish Parliament representing Istanbul and served asChief Advisor of the AK Party Chairman and Prime Minister Erdoğan with a focuson international relations. In 2007, he was elected to the Parliament for asecond term and served as AK Party’s Vice Chairman in charge of internationalrelations. In this period of time, he also served as a member of CentralExecutive Board, the highest executive branch within the party. In 2009, heserved in the Council of Ministers as a State Minister and the ChiefNegotiator, making him a key figure in diplomacy.
In 2011, Mr.Bağış was re-elected to the Parliament for his third term and served as thefounding Minister of Turkey’s very first European Union Affairs Ministry andthe Chief Negotiator in the new government established following the generalelections in June. In this period, he was responsible for executing Turkey’sfull membership negotiations with the European Union.
During histenure as Minister and his time in the Turkish Parliament, Ambassador Bağışalso had a key role in coordinating and directing AK Party’s internationalpolicies as well as national and international branches and offices of theparty while facilitating the diversification and efficacy of Turkey’s foreignpolicy. In this time period when Turkey - European Union relations were at itspeak with great momentum, Mr. Bağış’s efforts in international platforms notonly positively impacted Turkey’s external relations, but also improved herinternal relations. Constitutional and legislative amendments proposed duringTurkey’s harmonization process with the European Union made fundamentalcontributions to the nation’s development as a liberal democracy.
In additionto these aforementioned duties, Mr. Bağış served as a member in AK Party’sCentral Decision and Executive Board, the Chairperson of the Turkey-USAInter-Parliamentary Friendship Caucus and the President of the TransatlanticCommittee for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
Mr. Bağışwas named 'Young Global Leader' by the World Economic Forum in 2010. He alsoled the formation of Istanbul Modern and Santral Istanbul Silahtarağa Museums.He is still an Executive Board Member of Istanbul Modern Museum. He has servedas Chairman of the Advisory Board of Istanbul Culture Capital of Europe initiativein 2010 and Istanbul Sports Capital of Europe initiative in 2012. Subsequently,both of these initiatives have been successful and Istanbul has been awardedwith both titles.
Between 2006and 2009, he founded and served as the Chairperson of the Platform for GlobalChallenges within Istanbul Bilgi University. Ambassador Bağış was also a memberof the Board of Trustees at Istanbul Commerce University during 2017 and 2018.
Egemen Bağışserved as Chairman of Occidental Studies Centre & Western Platform at theIstanbul Aydın University where he taught graduatestudents between 2016 and 2019. Furthermore, he is a founding member of theBoard of Trustees at the International Cyprus AydınUniversity which is in its establishment process in the Turkish Republic ofNorthern Cyprus.
Bağış hashad several academic essays published in academic journals as well as many
articlesprinted in national and international newspapers. The Italian governmentawarded Bağış with the 'Cavaliere' Order of Merit in 2006 and 'Commendatore' in2011. Bağış has received awards from many organizations as well as an honorarydoctorate degree from Girne American University for his involvement in globalprojects with a social focus.
AmbassadorBağış is married to entrepreneur and businessperson Beyhan N. Bağış since 1993and the couple have two children.