Fırat Sunel (born 1966) is a Turkish

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

who serves as Ambassador to India. He was also the first-ever Turkish Envoy to

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

. He is also a published author with three books, one of which was adapted into a TV series.

Personal life

Sunel is married and has two children.

Education

He graduated from

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with a degree in law. He obrained an

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from Bochum Ruhr University in Germany.

Career

Sunel has served at various diplomatic missions before his appointment to India as Ambassador. *Consul General of Turkey in

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(2009-2013) *Founding Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Asmara (2013) *Founding Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Eritrea (2016) *Director General for Legal Affairs and Primary Legal Advisor at the

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(2016-2021) Fırat Sunel was appointed as Ambassador to India in May 2021. He also serves as Ambassador of Turkey to Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan.

References

21st-century Turkish diplomats Istanbul University alumni 1966 births Living people Ambassadors of Turkey to Eritrea Ambassadors of Turkey to India Ambassadors of Turkey to Nepal {{Turkey-diplomat-stub