It has been published in the Official Gazette! Senior appointment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's signed appointment decisions were published in the Official Gazette. Accordingly, Zeki Levent Gümrükçü has been appointed as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

APPOINTMENT TO THE EMBASSIES OF 6 COUNTRIES

Additionally, appointments were made by President Erdoğan to the embassies of 6 countries.

Accordingly;

• Birol Akgün to the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in the Republic of Azerbaijan,
• Ferhat Alkan, Deputy Director General of International Law, to the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in the Republic of Mozambique,
• Yakup Caymazoğlu, Senior Advisor to the President, to the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,
• Gökhan Turan, Director General of Bilateral Relations, to the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in the Federal Republic of Germany,
• Aytaç Yılmaz, Deputy Director General of Support Services, to the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in the Republic of Cuba,
• Lütfullah Göktaş has been appointed to the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in the United Arab Emirates.

WHO IS ZEKİ LEVENT GÜMRÜKÇÜ?

Zeki Levent Gümrükçü, born in Ankara in 1968, graduated from the Middle East Technical University, Department of International Relations in 1990. Gümrükçü served as the Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs responsible for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2020-2023, and in 2023, he began his duty as Turkey's Permanent Representative to NATO.

The positions Gümrükçü has held since entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1990 are as follows:

• 2017-2020 Ambassador, Republic of Turkey Embassy in Brussels
• 2014-2020 Ambassador, Republic of Turkey Embassy in Tbilisi
• 2012-2014 Minister Counselor, Ministry Spokesperson
• 2010-2012 Minister Counselor, Deputy Director General for Political Planning
• 2006-2010 Undersecretary, Turkey's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York
• 2004-2010 Department Head, Deputy Director General for Political Planning
• 2000-2004 Undersecretary, Turkey's Permanent Mission to NATO
• 2000-2000 NATO Defense College
• 1998-2000 Chief Secretary, Deputy Director General for Political Planning
• 1996-1998 Second Secretary, Republic of Turkey Embassy in Tehran
• 1993-1996 Third Secretary, Republic of Turkey Embassy in Washington
• 1991-1993 Third Secretary, Minister's Private Office