Esra Demir Explained

Esra Demir is a Turkish diplomat who serves as Ambassador to Canada.[1] Demir, 59, served as Ambassador to Togo from April 2021 until April 2023,[2] [3] and to the Ivory Coast from 2014 to 2018.[4]

Career

Demir was Turkey's first ambassador to Togo.[5] In an interview with the state-run Anadolu News Agency she “admitted that the embassy closely followed businessmen critical of Erdoğan, and said they had filed complaints against them in cooperation with the local authorities.”

References

  1. Web site: T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Embassy in Ottawa. 2021-09-01. ottava.be.mfa.gov.tr.
  2. Web site: Esra Demir ends mission as Turkish Ambassador to Togo . AfrikPqge . 17 May 2023.
  3. News: Böke . Selçuk . Female diplomats run Türkiye’s relations with Africa: Envoy . 17 May 2023 . Hürriyet Daily News . September 7, 2022.
  4. News: Kenez . Levent . Turkish Embassy in Ivory Coast spied on Erdoğan critics . 17 May 2023 . Nordic Monitor . December 18, 2021.
  5. News: In Togo, Turkey launches a little more assault on Africa . 17 May 2023 . The Journal of Africa . April 11, 2021.

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