Diplomatic Career           :

• Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey (1985)
• Attaché at the Greece-Cyprus Department (1985-1987)
• Military Service (1987-1988)
• Attaché at the NATO Department (1989)
• Vice-Consul at the Consulate General in Hannover, Germany (1989-1992)
• Second and First Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Nicosia (1992-1995)
• First Secretary at the Middle East Department (1995-1997)
• Counsellor at the Turkish Embassy in London, United Kingdom (1997-2001)
• Head of Department for Bilateral Relations with the European Countries (2001-2003)
• Head of Iraq Department (2003)
• Counsellor, First Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations in New York, USA (2003-2007)
• Deputy Director General for Bilateral Relations with North Eastern Mediterranean Countries (2007-2011)
• 2010-2011 Ambassador designate to Israel
• Ambassador to Greece (2011-2016)
• Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey and member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Board at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2016-2018)
• Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Canada, December 17, 2018