Ahmet Bagci

Born in 1981 in Afyonkarahisar, Mr. Bagci graduated from Gazi University’s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences with a degree in Economics. He further pursued his academic journey by obtaining a master’s degree from both Gazi University’s Institute of Social Sciences and Middlesex University in the United Kingdom.

He completed his doctoral studies at Gazi University’s Institute of Social Sciences, specializing in Economics, and contributed to academia as a guest lecturer at the Police Academy and TOBB ETÜ University.

Mr. Bagci began his professional career as an expert at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Finance. Over the years, he assumed various key roles at the Court of Accounts, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the General Secretariat of the Presidency.

In the private sector, he served as Deputy General Manager at Tarim Kredi Holding AS, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors at Gübre Fabrikalari AS, and Deputy General Manager of Agricultural Credit Cooperatives.

In 2022, Mr. Bagci took on the role of Brussels Counselor for the European Union, and on June 22, 2023, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry by Presidential Decree.

Fluent in English, Mr. Bagci is married and has one child.