Personal

Date & Place of Birth : May 1, 1965 - Duisburg, Germany.
Nationality : Turkish

Education

1996-1999     Master of International Relations, Bilkent University, Ankara
1990-1994     Bachelor of Arts (High Honors in Political Sc.), Carleton University, Ottawa
1982-1986     Bachelor of Science (Electronics), Turkish Air Force Academy, Istanbul

Employment

2010-Present   Chairman of the Turkish-American Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group
2009-Present   AK Party Central Executive Committee Member
2008-Present   Director, Center for Strategic Communication (stratim)
2007-Present   AK Party Deputy Chairman of External Affairs
2007-Present   Spokesman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Turkish Parliament
2007-Present   Member of the Turkish Parliament
2006-Present   Columnist, Today’s Zaman
2005-2007        Director, The German Marshall Fund of the U.S. – Ankara
2005-2006        Columnist, Turkish Daily News
2003-2007        Editor-in-Chief, Insight Turkey
2003-2005        Director, Ankara Center for Turkish Policy Studies – Ankara
2002-2004        Development Officer, Canadian International Development Agency - Ankara
1996-2002        Senior Political Research Officer, Australian Embassy, Ankara
1994-1995        Foreign Policy Correspondent, Yeni Yuzyil Daily – Ankara
1986-1989        Division/Liaison Squadron Commander, Turkish Air Force

Mr KINIKLIOGLU regularly provides comment to major newspapers as well as interviews such as the Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Associated Press, AFP, BBC World, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, CNN-Turk, CNBC-e and TRT-1.

Mr KINIKLIOGLU speaks Turkish, English, German and Russian. He is married to Aysegul KINIKLIOGLU and is the father of two children.