Fügen Ok Explained

Office:Ambassador of Turkey to Denmark
Term Start:1 January 2001
Term End:1 January 2005
Predecessor:Gün Gör
Successor:Mehmet Akat
Office1:Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations
Term Start1:1992
Term End1:1998
Birth Name:Fügen Yücesoy
Spouse:Nurettin Ok
Children:2

Fügen Ok (née Yücesoy) is a retired diplomat who served as Turkey's permanent representative to the United Nations in Vienna from 1992 to 1998 and as ambassador of Turkey to Denmark between 2001 and 2005.

Education

She graduated from the American College for Girls, Istanbul, in 1961. She received a degree in political sciences in 1965 from Ankara University.

Career

Following her graduation she was employed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1992 Ok was named as the permanent representative to the UN in Vienna.[1] The same year Solmaz Ünaydın was made the ambassador of Turkey to Sweden, and both became the highest-rank women diplomats in Turkey after Filiz Dinçmen.[2] In addition, Turkey's diplomatic mission at the United Nations in Vienna was initiated with the appointment of Fügen Ok on 15 October 1992.[3] Ok remained in the post until 1998.

She was appointed ambassador of Turkey to Denmark on 1 January 2001, replacing Gün Gör in the post.[4] Her term ended on 1 January 2005, and she was replaced by Mehmet Akat in the post.[4] She retired from the diplomatic post in February 2006. She taught at different universities in Ankara.

Personal life

She married Nurettin Ok in 1967.[5] He was a politician and served as the minister of public works.[6] She has two sons from this marriage.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bahar Rumelili. Rahime Suleymanoglu-Kurum. Karin Aggestam. Ann E. Towns. Gendering Diplomacy andInternational Negotiation. 2017. Palgrave Macmillan. Cham. 978-3-319-58682-3. 92. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58682-3_5. Women and Gender in Turkish Diplomacy: Historical Legacies and Current Patterns. 10.1007/978-3-319-58682-3_5.
  2. News: Sedat Ergin. Sedat Ergin. Dışişleri kadınlardan sorulacak. 2 May 2023. Hürriyet. 22 February 1998. tr.
  3. Web site: Mission History. 2 May 2023. Permanent Mission of Turkey in Vienna.
  4. Web site: Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz. Embassy of Turkey in Copenhagen. 2 May 2023.
  5. News: 20 Kasım 1967 Tarihli Akis Dergisi. 2 May 2023. Gaste Arşivi. Akis. 33. tr.
  6. News: Nurettin Ok Çankırı da Toprağa Verildi. 2 May 2023. Çankırı Postası. 19 July 2013.
  7. Alumni news. 2 May 2023 . RC Quarterly. 30. Fall 2006. 55.