Fırat Sunel

Fırat Sunel
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to India, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2021
President	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Şakir Özkan Torunlar[1]
Personal details
Born	21 February 1966[2] Ödemiş
Alma mater	Istanbul University

Fırat Sunel (born 1966) is a Turkish diplomat who serves as Ambassador to India.^[2][3] He was also the first-ever Turkish Envoy to Eritrea.^[4] He is also a published author with three books, one of which was adapted into a TV series.^[5]

Personal life

Sunel is married and has two children.^[2]

Education

He graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in law. He obrained an LLM from Bochum Ruhr University in Germany.^[2]

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)^[2]
• Founding Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Eritrea (2016)^[6][2]
• 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.^[7][8] He also serves as Ambassador of Turkey to Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan.^[2]

References

1. "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In New Delhi". newdelhi.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
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.