Türkiye appoints deputy FM as new envoy to Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yılmaz as Türkiye’s new ambassador to Syria.

Fidan has also approved new ambassadorial assignments for several Turkish embassies and permanent missions:

• Yaprak Balkan, director general for Bilateral Relations (Latin America), was appointed as Türkiye’s permanent representative to the EU,
• Faruk Kaymakci, Türkiye’s current permanent representative to the EU, was appointed as ambassador to Luxembourg,
• In addition, Sebnem Cenk, director general for Bilateral Relations (Central and West Africa), was appointed as Türkiye’s permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),
• Ayda Unlu, director general for Overseas Promotion and Cultural Affairs, was named ambassador to Podgorica, Montenegro,
• Bilgin Ozkan, deputy director general for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, was appointed as ambassador to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.