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Fırat Sunel

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Fırat Sunel
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to
India, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan
Assumed office
July 2021
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byŞakir Özkan Torunlar[1]
Personal details
Born21 February 1966[2]
Ödemiş
Alma materIstanbul 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

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Sunel is married and has two children.[2]

Education

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He graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in law. He obrained an LLM from Bochum Ruhr University in Germany.[2]

Career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In New Delhi". newdelhi.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In New Delhi". newdelhi.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. ^ "Turkey appoints new envoys to 13 countries". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. ^ TesfaNews (2013-06-30). "Ambassador Firat Sunel Named First-Ever Turkish Envoy to Eritrea". TesfaNews. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  5. ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In New Delhi".
  6. ^ "Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways put Eritrea on the global aviation map". anna.aero. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  7. ^ "Turkey appoints new ambassadors to 13 countries, including UAE, Azerbaijan". Ahval. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  8. ^ "Protocol Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India". meaprotocol.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-07-04.