AMBASSADOR'S BIOGRAPHY

Name: İhsan Mustafa Yurdakul

Date and Place of Birth: Ankara, 30 May 1972

Marital Status: Married, two children

Nationality: Republic of Türkiye

Languages: English

Education: Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations (1994)

Professional Career

• Dec 1994 – Aug 1995: Candidate Career Diplomat, Cyprus Department
• Aug 1995 – Dec 1996: Military Service
• Dec 1996 – Apr 1998: Candidate Career Diplomat, Northern Europe Department
• Apr 1998 – May 1998: Third Secretary, Northern America Department
• May 1998 – Jul 2000: Third Secretary, Embassy of Türkiye in Sofia
• Jul 2000 – Dec 2002: Third / Second Secretary, Embassy of Türkiye in Athens
• Dec 2002 – Sep 2004: Second Secretary / First Secretary, Northeastern Mediterranean Department
• Sep 2004 – Oct 2008: First Secretary / Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the UN Office in Vienna
• Oct 2008 – Sep 2010: Acting Head / Head of Department, Department for Arms Control, Disarmament and OSCE
• Sep 2010 – Sep 2012: Counsellor / Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Türkiye in Berlin
• Sep 2012 – Oct 2014: Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Türkiye in Sofia
• Oct 2014 – Dec 2017: Deputy Director General, Syria-Lebanon Bilateral Political Affairs
• Dec 2017 – Jul 2022: Ambassador of Türkiye to Islamabad
• Jul 2022 – Mar 2023: Ambassador, Headquarters
• Mar 2023 – Aug 2023: Ambassador, Acting Member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Board
• Aug 2023 – May 2026: Ambassador, Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs (Syria)