Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir Elected President of 75th UN General Assembly
- Volkan Bozkır, a veteran Turkish diplomat and parliamentarian was elected as the President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on June 17. He was the sole candidate for the post.
- Bozkır is the first Turkish national who has become the President of the General Assembly.
- He will take over the Presidency from the incumbent Tijjani Muhammad-Bande in September 2020, for a duration of one year, when the 75th session will resume.