Süleyman İnan Özyıldız

Süleyman İnan Özyıldız
Ambassador of Turkey to Estonia
In office
1 January 2020 – 8 January 2022
Preceded byHayriye Kumaşcıoğlu
Succeeded byBaşak Türkoğlu
Ambassador of Turkey to Lebanon
In office
15 July 2010 – 1 September 2015
Preceded bySerdar Kılıç
Succeeded byÇağatay Erciyes
Personal details
Born (1957-01-23) January 23, 1957 (age 67)
İzmir, Turkey
Alma materAnkara University

İnan Özyıldız (born January 23, 1957, İzmir) is a Turkish diplomat who served as Turkish ambassador to Lebanon from 2010 until 2015 and as Turkish ambassador to Estonia from 2020 until 2022.[1]

Early life and education

He graduated from Saint Joseph French High School and later from Ankara University Faculty of Political Science. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986 and completed his studies at the College of Europe in Bruges between 1988 and 1989.[2]

Career

From 2000 to 2003, he served as the foreign affairs advisor to Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey.[3] Between 2003 and 2007, he held the position of minister-counselor at the Turkish Embassy in Paris.[4] From 2008 to 2010, he served as Deputy Director General for Security Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5] He was appointed as the Turkish Ambassador to Beirut, serving from 2010 to 2015.[6][7] Between 2017 and 2019, he held the position of Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On January 1, 2020, he was appointed as the Ambassador to Tallinn.[8] He retired in January 2022 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age.

Personal life

He is married and has one child. He is the brother of fellow ambassador Hasan Mehmet Özyıldız.

References

  1. ^ VELİ TOPRAK, ALİ SALİ (30 April 2003). "Başbakan Erdoğan MGK'ya 2 dosya götürecek". yenisafak.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ SERPİL ÇEVİKCAN (1 September 2000). "Sezer ABD'ye GAP uçağıyla gidecek". milliyet.com.tr. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Sezer: "Türkiye Ortadoğu'daki barışa katkıda bulunacaktır"". mobile.tgrthaber.com.tr. 10 May 2002. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Paris'te 29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı Resepsiyonu". m.haberler.com. 30 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Dışişleri Bakanlığı'nda yeni atamalar yapıldı". milliyet.com.tr. 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ^ Uğur ERGAN (4 April 2010). "Alçak koltuk krizi merkeze çektirdi". hurriyet.com.tr. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "16 büyükelçi merkeze çekildi". sozcu.com.tr. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Türkiye'nin Estonya Büyükelçiliği internet sitesindeki özgeçmişi". tallin.be.mfa.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.