Omur UNSAY

Ambassador Unsay was born on 10 July 1972 in Eskişehir, Türkiye.

1994: Graduated from the Department of International Relations of the Middle East Technical University, Ankara

1994-1997: Attaché at the Department of Consular and Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Ankara

1997-1999: Third Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Cairo

1999-2002: Second Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Moscow

2002: UN Disarmament Fellowship Programme

2002-2004: First Secretary at the Department of OSCE, Arms Control and Disarmament, MFA, Ankara

2004-2008: Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Ljubljana

2008-2010: Head of Department at the Department of Multilateral Economic Affairs, MFA, Ankara

2010-2014: First Counsellor at the Permanent Delegation of Türkiye to the European Union (EU)

2014-2018: Head of Department at the Department of EU Affairs, MFA, Ankara

2018-2019: Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Director General for Bilateral Economic Affairs, MFA, Ankara

2019-2021: Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Director General for Central Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltics, MFA, Ankara

2021- Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to New Zealand.

Ambassador Unsay has arrived in New Zealand on 12 March 2021.

She is married with two children and speaks English.