Zeynep Sibel Algan (born September 25, 1955) is a Turkish female

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 ...

. Zeynep Sibel Algan was born in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

, Turkey on September 25, 1955. She is married to Akın Algan, also a diplomat and ambassador. The couple has one child. Algan's diplomatic missions were in France as consul in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

and general consul in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

until June 2012. Algan was appointed Ambassador of Turkey to Senegal in February 2012. She served in

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

until November 2014. In 2016, she was assigned to the Turkish Embassy in the Netherlands as a substitute. Currently, she serves as ambassador in

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Living people 1955 births Diplomats from Istanbul Galatasaray High School alumni Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni Turkish women ambassadors Ambassadors of Turkey to Senegal Ambassadors of Turkey to the Netherlands {{Turkey-diplomat-stub