Turkish diplomat

I have been on the road since December 1988 moving from country to country, culture to culture, portfolio to portfolio. Qatar, Germany, Belgium (NATO), USA, India, Spain, Switzerland (UN) so far... Replenishing every few years back home in Türkiye.

Every posting was special...

Below is my professional timeline...

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Conference on Disarmament

July 2024-

Ambassador, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

February 2023-July 2024

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotantiary to Spain and Andorra

May 2021-January 2023

Ambassador, Director General for Foreign Policy, Analysis, and Coordination (Policy Planning), Ministry of Foreign Affairs

January 2017 – May 2021

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to India, Nepal and Maldives

June 2011 - January 2017

Deputy Director General for South Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

August 2009 - June 2011

Head of Department for Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

November 2008 - October 2009

Deputy Chief of Mission, Turkish Embassy in Washington DC, USA

November 2004 - November 2008

Head of Department for Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

November 2002 - November 2004

Defence Partnership and Cooperation Officer, Defence Plannning and Operations Division, NATO International Staff

1997 - 2002

First Secretary of the Department for Arms Control and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1996 - 1997

Vice Consul, Turkish Consulate General in Hamburg, Germany

1993 - 1996

Deputy Chief of Mission, Turkish Embassy in Doha, Qatar

1991 - 1993

Diplomatic Attachee, International Security and Disarmament Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1988 - 1990