Hakan Çakıl (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈhaːkan ˈtʃakɯl]; born 23 September 1964) is a Turkish diplomat and ambassador. He served as the Turkish ambassador to Lebanon from April 7, 2018, to February 28, 2021,[1] and during his tenure in Beirut, he experienced the massive explosion on August 4, 2020. The explosion caused significant damage to the ambassador's residence, although Çakıl himself was not injured.[2]
Hakan Çakıl | |
|---|---|
| Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon | |
| In office 4 July 2018 – 28 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Çağatay Erciyes |
| Succeeded by | Ali Barış Ulusoy |
| Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria | |
| In office 15 August 2015 – 18 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Pulat |
| Succeeded by | Melih Ulueren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1964 Ankara, Turkey |
| Spouse | Esin Çakıl |
| Education | Middle East Technical University (BA) |
Following the Beirut explosion, Çakıl, representing the Turkish government, offered his nation's hand in repairing and restoring the Saint George Maronite Cathedral and the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque in an Al Jazeera Arabic appearance.[3] He discussed Lebanon's dire economic circumstances at the time of the explosion in an interview with Anadolu Agency.[4] He also discussed Turkey's response to the crisis, and the general aftermath of the Beirut explosion in a CNN Turk interview.[5]
Previously, he served as the Turkish ambassador to Nigeria from August 15, 2015, to June 18, 2018. Currently, he serves as the ambassador-representative of the Foreign Ministry in Diyarbakir,[6] the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey.[7]
On the aftermath of 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, Çakıl was stationed to Hatay, a city devastated by its close proximity to the earthquake's epicenter, where he coordinated with international rescue teams from Vietnam,[8] Indonesia,[9] and Bosnia.[10]
Life and career
editBorn in Ankara, he spent his childhood and early adulthood in the Turkish capital where he earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Middle East Technical University. Çakıl began his career at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1990. He held various diplomatic positions in Turkey's embassies to Kuwait, Austria, the Netherlands, and Northern Cyprus prior to his ambassadorial roles.[1] His wife, Esin Çakıl (née Özkan), is a fellow diplomat. She currently serves as Turkey's ambassador to Bahrain.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı - Turkish Embassy In Beirut - Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". beirut-emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ Yetkin, Murat (2020-08-08). "A new perspective on Lebanon explosion amid conspiracies". Yetkin Report. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "تضررا من انفجار المرفأ.. تركيا تعرض ترميم مسجد الأمين وكاتدرائية مار جرجس وسط بيروت". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "Lübnan Büyükelçisi Çakıl: Lübnan ekonomik olarak çok kötü bir dönemde patlamaya yakalandı". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "Son dakika! Beyrut Büyükelçisi CNN TÜRK'te anlattı! Patlama sabotaj mı, ihmal mi?". CNN TÜRK (in Turkish). 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "Rektör Demir Büyükelçi Hakan Çakıl'ı Ziyaret Etti". batman.edu.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ Bois, Th; Minorsky, V.; MacKenzie, D. N. (2012-04-24). "Kurds, Kurdistān". Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition.
- ^ "Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ tin tưởng vào sự phát triển mạnh mẽ trong quan hệ với Việt Nam - Ảnh thời sự quốc tế - Chính trị-Quân sự - Thông tấn xã Việt Nam (TTXVN)". vnanet.vn. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Arrives in Hatay, Hands Over Humanitarian Aid and Observes the Indonesian Team". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Indonesia. February 24, 2023.
- ^ "SOS BIHAĆ: Radili smo srcem i u skladu sa našim mogućnostima (VIDEO) - KEX.ba" (in Bosnian). 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ BNA (February 18, 2023). "Turkish Ambassador: Thank you Bahrain, Türkiye will never forget your solidarity". Manama.