Ebru Barutçu Gökdenizler

Ebru Barutçu Gökdenizler (born 1959), is a Turkish diplomat and ambassador.

Ebru Barutçu Gökdenizler
Turkey Ambassador to Portugal
In office
4 September 2012 – 8 November 2016
PresidentAbdullah Gül
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byAli Kaya Savut
Succeeded byMehmet Hasan Göğüş
Personal details
Born
Ebru Barutçu

1959 (age 64–65)
Ankara, Turkey
SpouseAhmet Vakur Gökdenizler
Alma materAmerican University of Paris
ProfessionDiplomat

Private life

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Ebru Barutçu was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1959. She is the grand daughter of politician Faik Ahmet Barutçu (1894–1959). She is married to diplomat and ambassador Ahmet Vakur Gökdenizler.[1][2]

She completed her secondary education at TED Ankara College, and then graduated from the American University of Paris in France.[2]

Career

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Ebru Barutçu Gökdenizler joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She served in the diplomatic missions of Turkey at the United Nations in New York City and in Mexico City. She held various positions in the Ministry, as the Special Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the departments for Multilateral Economic Relations, the European Union, Policy Planning, the Middle East and the Americas. She was the Director General of the Department for the Americas - political and economic relations of North, Central and South American countries before she was appointed Ambassador of Turkey to Portugal.[2][3] She served there between 4 September 2012 and 8 November 2016.[4] In June 2017, she became Advisor to the Minister of the Foreign Affairs.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kanberra Büyükelçisi Vakur Gökdenizler kimdir?". Yeni Akit (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ a b c "Entrevista, Embaixadora Ebru Barutçu Göjdenizler Da Turquia" (in Portuguese). İSSUU. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ "Bidding Farewell Ebru Barutçu Gökdenizler". Ankara Scene. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. ^ "Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz" (in Turkish). T.C. Lizbon Büyükelçiliği. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  5. ^ "Atama Kararları". Resmi Gazete (in Turkish). 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2018-04-03.