Hidayet Bayraktar | |
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Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria | |
Assumed office 16 April 2021 | |
Preceded by | Melih Ulueren |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 March 1962 Nicosia,Cyprus |
Nationality | Turkish |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Ankara |
Profession | Diplomat |
Hidayet Bayraktar (born 25 March 1962,in Nicosia) [1] is the current ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria. [2]
He holds a degree in International Relations from the Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University. Bayraktar began his diplomatic career in 1989,joining the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Candidate Career Diplomat. In December 2020, [3] he was appointed as the Ambassador to Nigeria and officially took office on April 16,2021,taking over from Ambassador Melih Ulueren. [4] Throughout his career,Bayraktar has held various positions at Turkish embassies around the world. [5]
Year | Position | Country |
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1992 - 1995 | Vice Consul,Turkish Consulate General in Jeddah | Saudi Arabia |
1995 - 1997 | Second Secretary,Turkish Embassy in Brasília | Brazil |
1999 - 2001 | First Secretary,Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv | Israel |
2001 - 2003 | Counsellor,Turkish Embassy in Ljubljana | Slovenia |
2005 - 2009 | First Counsellor,Turkish Embassy in Skopje | Macedonia |
2013 - 2017 | Turkish Ambassador in Tirana | Albania |
2021 - Present | Turkish Ambassador in Abuja | Nigeria |
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