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= Tugrul Biltekin = Tugrul Biltekin (03 Eylül 1971, Ankara) Turkish ambassador.

By family, a native of Edirne and Kırklareli of Thrace and married to Riina Biltekin with three children.

Education
His previous studies are in Zonguldak on the Black Sea coast. Ambassador Tugrul Biltekin studied Economics (in English) at the Marmara University in Istanbul.

Professional Career
After a brief period of internship in Germany, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a career diplomat. His positions cover Attaché in Middle East Department (1995-1998), Chargé d’Affaires/Third Secretary of Turkish Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan (1998-2000), Second Secretary in Turkish Embassy in London, UK and Deputy Permanent Representative to IMO (2000-2003), First Secretary in Middle East Department (2003-2005), Counselor in Turkish Embassy in Ottawa, Canada (2005-2009), Head of Department for Research (2009-2011), Consul General of Turkish General Consulate in Thessaloniki, Greece (2011-2015), Senior Counselor to the Prime Minister on Cyprus Affairs/Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Director General (2015-2018). He assumed his duty as the Turkish Ambassador in South Sudan in January 2019. Category:Turkish diplomats Category:Diplomats by nationality