Kerim Uras Explained

Office:	Ambassador of Turkey to Canada
Termstart:	17 December 2018
Termend:	April 2023
Birth Date:	6 June 1963
Birth Place:	Ankara, Turkey

Kerim Uras (born 6 June 1963, Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish diplomat and Ambassador.^[1] ^[2] He was the Turkish ambassador to Canada^[3] from December 2018 until April 2023.

Biography

He attended Ankara Tevfik Fikret High School and around 1985 he graduated from the Ankara University in the Faculty of International Relations. He finished his Master's degree from the University of Ankara. He started working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1985 and held various positions in the ministry. In 2010, he was assigned to the Tel Aviv Embassy, he was unable to resume duty due to the Gaza flotilla raid but served as the Turkish ambassador to Greece between 8 December 2011 and 14 October 2016.^[4] Between 30 November 2016 and July 2018, he served as Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım's Chief foreign policy advisor.^[5] ^[6]

He has also been a member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Board along with his post of chief advisor to Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım.

Notes and References

Web site: July 7, 2020. Fifteen Canadians named in Turkish 'terrorism' probe linked to President Erdogan's rival. The Globe and Mail. en-US.
News: 2020-07-14. Letters to the editor: July 14: Re: Turkish 'Terrorism' Probe Lists People In Canada Linked To Erdogan's Rival. en-CA. The Globe and Mail. 2021-10-18.
Web site: July 22, 2020. Turkish Ambassador Kerim Uras on Canada, Syria and Gülen. Ottawa Life Magazine. en-US.
Web site: Atina'ya Kerim Uras gidiyor. 7 February 2021. Sabah. tr.
Web site: Soylu. Ragıp. 16 November 2017. PM left Washington hopeful of a new era in Turkish-US relations. 7 February 2021. Daily Sabah. en.
Web site: US and Turkey hope for new chapter after recent strain in relations. 7 February 2021. TRT World. en.