European Union-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Commission Co-chairman Joost Lagendijk married Turkish NTV reporter Nevin Sungur. Lagendijk revealed his relationship with Sungur during a visit to Turkey. Sungur, an award-winning journalist and reporter for the Turkish channel NTV. Lagendijk, known for his Turkish team Fenerbahçe fanaticism.

Joost Lagendijk (born 8 June 1957 in Roosendaal, Netherlands) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of Green Left, which is part of the European Greens, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is chair of the Joint Parliamentary Committee with Turkey.