Emine Birnur Fertekligil (born 1955 in Ankara) is a Turkish diplomat. She served as Turkey's ambassador to Belarus and as Turkey's permanent representative to the United Nations and other organizations in Vienna.
She attended Edgar Quintet High School in France, and holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Ankara.
She has severed in different positions in the Turkish foreign affairs ministry in Ankara and various Turkish embassies;
YearPositionLocation1978-1980Probationary political officer, Third secretary, department of international economic organizationsAnkara1983-1985Third secretary, Second secretary, Turkey embassy in FranceParis1985-1987First secretary, Deputy directorate general for multilateral economic relationsAnkara1987-1991First secretary, Counsellor, Permanent mission of Turkey to the European communityBrussels1991-1993First secretary, Head of Section, Special adviser to the Undersecretary of the ministry of foreign affairsAnkara1997-2001Head of department, department of international political organizationsAnkara2001-2004Deputy directorate general, Western European departmentAnkara2004-2007Ambassador of Turkey to BelarusMinsk2007-2009Ambassador, department of financial and administrative affairsAnkara2009-2010Directorate general, department of multilateral political affairsAnkara2010-2013Deputy undersecretary, department of Africa, multilateral political affairs and cultural affairsAnkara2013-2018Permanent representative to the United Nations and other organizationsVienna
Fertekligil represented Turkey at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), She is an alumnus of International Gender Champions(IGC), “a leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence”. She also made remarkable speeches on women rights, right to self determination, elimination of racism and racial discrimination among others. She speaks English and French.
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