Biography of H.E.Ambassador Hidayet Bayraktar

Date & place of birth: 25 March 1962, Lefkoşa

Civil Status: Married, 1 son

Education:Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, International Relations Department

Positions:

2021- Turkish Ambassador in Abuja, Nigeria

2013-2017 Turkish Ambassador in Tirana, Albania

2011-2013 Deputy Director General, Directorate General of Protocol Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

2009-2011 Head of Department for Protocol Affairs, MFA

2005-2009 First Counsellor, Turkish Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia

2004-2005 Head of Unit for Western European Countries, MFA

2003-2004 Head of Unit for Central European Countries, MFA

2001-2003 Counsellor, Turkish Embassy in Llubjiana, Slovenia

1999-2001 First Secretary, Turkish Embassy in Tel-Aviv, Israel

1997-1999 First Secretary, Pacific and Latin America Department, MFA

1995-1997 Second Secretary, Turkish Embassy in Brasilla, Brazil

1992-1995 Vice-Consul, Turkish Consulate-General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

1990-1992 Protocol Department, Attaché

1989-1990 Candidate Career Diplomat, MFA