He attended trainings in USA and Germany in the fields of tourism, administration and quality.
He took part in the Republican Turkish Party-United Forces and Freedom and Reform Party coalition government, which was formed on 25 September 2006, as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turgay Avci has begun some very good work with the embargoes.
[citation needed] As the president of higher education institutions, Audit, Accreditation and Coordination Board (YÖDAK), Turgay Avci was arrested for collecting bribe.
He resigned from his post at the request of Ersin Tatar, the Northern Cyprus President