On 24 May 2005 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his appointment as chief negotiator in Turkey's accession talks with the European Union, which started on 3 October 2005.
Den 24 maj 2005 utnämnde premiärminister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan honom till chefsförhandlare i Turkiets anslutningsförhandlingar med EU, som inleddes den 3 oktober 2005.