Fırat Sunel Explained
| Fırat Sunel |
| Office: | Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to
India, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan |
| President: | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Term Start: | July 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Şakir Özkan Torunlar[1] |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Ödemiş |
| Alma Mater: | Istanbul 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In New Delhi. 2021-07-04. newdelhi.emb.mfa.gov.tr.
- Web site: T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In New Delhi. 2021-07-04. newdelhi.emb.mfa.gov.tr.
- Web site: Turkey appoints new envoys to 13 countries. 2021-07-04. www.aa.com.tr.
- Web site: TesfaNews. 2013-06-30. Ambassador Firat Sunel Named First-Ever Turkish Envoy to Eritrea. 2021-07-04. TesfaNews. en-US.
- Web site: T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In New Delhi.
- Web site: 2014-08-27. Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways put Eritrea on the global aviation map. 2021-07-04. anna.aero. en-GB.
- Web site: Turkey appoints new ambassadors to 13 countries, including UAE, Azerbaijan. 2021-07-04. Ahval. en.
- Web site: Protocol Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. 2021-07-04. meaprotocol.nic.in.
