Fatih Yıldız

Fatih Yıldız (born 1971 in Ankara) is a Turkish diplomat who served as the ambassador of Turkey to Iraq from 2017 to 2021.[1]

Fatih Yıldız
Ambassador of Turkey to Iraq
In office
25 January 2017 – 1 May 2021
Preceded byFaruk Kaymakcı
Succeeded byAli Rıza Güney
Personal details
Born1971 (1971) (age 53)
Ankara, Turkey

Career

Yıldız graduated from the Middle East Technical University in 1994 with a degree in international relations and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the same year.

Yıldız started his career working as a second and first secretary in the office of the ministry undersecretary Uğur Ziyal. He then served as first secretary and counselor in the Embassy of Turkey in Washington, D.C. before returning to Ankara to work in the HR department of the Foreign Ministry.

In 2010 Yıldız was appointed as Consul General to Chicago.[2] In 2014 he returned to the HR department to serve as its Head. On 25 January 2017, Yıldız was appointed as the ambassador of Turkey to Iraq. He returned to the headquarters on 1 May 2021.[3]

During his tenure as the ambassador to Iraq, Yıldız made numerous appearances on Iraqi media regarding Iranian actions in Iraq and Turkey's military presence in northern Iraq.[4][5][6][7][8]

Personal life

He is married and a father of one daughter.

References
  1. "Turkey's ambassador to Baghdad wins hearts and minds". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. "Chicago Başkonsolosu Yıldız'ın 10 Kasım Mesajı". Alaturka Online (in Turkish). 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  3. "Foreign Minister Receives Turkish Ambassador to Iraq – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of IRAQ". mofa.gov.iq. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. "ارتفاع التبادل التجاري بين تركيا والعراق متجاوزا 20 مليار دولار". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  5. "تركيا تدين تفجير جسر الأئمة في بغداد - وكالة أنباء تركيا" (in Arabic). 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  6. "أنقرة وطهران تتبادلان استدعاء السفراء على خلفية الوجود التركي في العراق". فرانس 24 / France 24 (in Arabic). 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  7. وكالات, المصدر أونلاين-. "سفير أنقرة ببغداد: طهران آخر من يعطينا درسا في احترام الحدود". المصدر أونلاين (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  8. "Baghdad summons Iranian and Turkish ambassadors to answer for strikes on Iraq". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
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