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

2009-Present    AK Party Central Executive Committee Member
2007-Present    AK Party Deputy Chairman of External Affairs
2008-Present    Director, Center for Strategic Communication (stratim)
2006-Present    Columnist, Today’s Zaman
2010-2011         Chairman of the Turkish-American Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group
2007-2011         Spokesman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Turkish Parliament
2007-2011         Member of the Turkish Parliament
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.