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Turkish diplomat and ambassador
Fırat Sunel
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to
India, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 2021
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byŞakir Özkan Torunlar
Personal details
Born21 February 1966
Ödemiş
Alma materIstanbul University

Fırat Sunel (born 1966) is a Turkish diplomat who serves as Ambassador to India. He was also the first-ever Turkish Envoy to Eritrea. 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 Istanbul University with a degree in law. He obrained an LLM 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 Düsseldorf (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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (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

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  2. ^ "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.
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