Hidayet Bayraktar
Turkish diplomat (born 1962)
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Hidayet Bayraktar (born 25 March 1962, in Nicosia)[1] is the current ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria.[2]
Hidayet Bayraktar | |
|---|---|
| Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria | |
| Assumed office 16 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Melih Ulueren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1962 |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Ankara |
| Profession | Diplomat |
He holds a degree in International Relations from the Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University. Bayraktar began his diplomatic career in 1989, joining the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Candidate Career Diplomat. In December 2020,[3] he was appointed as the Ambassador to Nigeria and officially took office on April 16, 2021, taking over from Ambassador Melih Ulueren.[4] Throughout his career, Bayraktar has held various positions at Turkish embassies around the world.[5]
| Year | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 - 1995 | Vice Consul, Turkish Consulate General in Jeddah | Saudi Arabia |
| 1995 - 1997 | Second Secretary, Turkish Embassy in Brasília | Brazil |
| 1999 - 2001 | First Secretary, Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv | Israel |
| 2001 - 2003 | Counsellor, Turkish Embassy in Ljubljana | Slovenia |
| 2005 - 2009 | First Counsellor, Turkish Embassy in Skopje | Macedonia |
| 2013 - 2017 | Turkish Ambassador in Tirana | Albania |
| 2021 - Present | Turkish Ambassador in Abuja | Nigeria |
