Fırat Sunel
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to
India, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan
Assumed office
July 2021
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byŞakir Özkan Torunlar[1]
Personal details
Born21 February 1966[2]
Ödemiş
Alma materIstanbul University

Fırat Sunel (born 1966) is a Turkish diplomat who serves as Ambassador to India.[2][3] He was also the first-ever Turkish Envoy to Eritrea.[4] He is also a published author with three books, one of which was adapted into a TV series.[5]

Personal life

Sunel is married and has two children.[2]

Education

He graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in law. He obrained an LLM from Bochum Ruhr University in Germany.[2]

Career

Sunel has served at various diplomatic missions before his appointment to India as Ambassador.

  • Consul General of Turkey in Düsseldorf (2009-2013)
  • Founding Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Asmara (2013)[2]
  • Founding Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Eritrea (2016)[6][2]
  • Director General for Legal Affairs and Primary Legal Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2016-2021)

Fırat Sunel was appointed as Ambassador to India in May 2021.[7][8] He also serves as Ambassador of Turkey to Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In New Delhi". newdelhi.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In New Delhi". newdelhi.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. ↑ "Turkey appoints new envoys to 13 countries". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. ↑ TesfaNews (2013-06-30). "Ambassador Firat Sunel Named First-Ever Turkish Envoy to Eritrea". TesfaNews. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  5. ↑ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In New Delhi".
  6. ↑ "Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways put Eritrea on the global aviation map". anna.aero. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  7. ↑ "Turkey appoints new ambassadors to 13 countries, including UAE, Azerbaijan". Ahval. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  8. ↑ "Protocol Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India". meaprotocol.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.