Hidayet Bayraktar (born 25 March 1962, in Nicosia) is the current ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria.
He holds a degree in International Relations from the Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University. Bayraktar began his diplomatic career in 1989, joining the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Candidate Career Diplomat. In December 2020, he was appointed as the Ambassador to Nigeria and officially took office on April 16, 2021, taking over from Ambassador Melih Ulueren. Throughout his career, Bayraktar has held various positions at Turkish embassies around the world.
YearPositionCountry1992 - 1995Vice Consul, Turkish Consulate General in JeddahSaudi Arabia1995 - 1997Second Secretary, Turkish Embassy in BrasíliaBrazil1999 - 2001First Secretary, Turkish Embassy in Tel AvivIsrael2001 - 2003Counsellor, Turkish Embassy in LjubljanaSlovenia2005 - 2009First Counsellor, Turkish Embassy in SkopjeMacedonia2013 - 2017Turkish Ambassador in TiranaAlbania2021–PresentTurkish Ambassador in AbujaNigeria
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