Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union 24 May 2016. With formal accession talks between Turkey and the European Union beginning in the years 2004 and 2005, the role of Chief Negotiator was established to represent the Turkish delegation during the membership negotiations. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Ali Babacan as the first Chief Negotiator on 17 January 2005, while the then-Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül became the president of the Turkish delegation. When the Ministry of European Union Affairs was established on 29 June 2011 before Erdoğan formed his third and final government, the Minister responsible for the new department began serving concurrently as the Chief
Turgut, Muğla Osman Hamdi Bey who stayed in Turgut between 1891-1893 during Lagina excavations. His house which is now restored is proposed to be a museum. Main economic activity of the town is agriculture. Cereals and olive are the most important crops. There are some olive oil factories. There is a lignite mine around the town . The lignite is used in Yatağan Thermal Power Plant. Turgut, Muğla Turgut is a town in Muğla Province, Turkey. Turgut is in Yatağan district of Muğla Province. The town is situated at . The distance to Yatağan is and to Muğla is . The population