Fügen Ok

Fügen Ok (née Yücesoy) is a retired diplomat who served as Turkey's permanent representative to the United Nations in Vienna from 1992 to 1998 and as ambassador of Turkey to Denmark between 2001 and 2005.

Fügen Ok
Ambassador of Turkey to Denmark
In office
1 January 2001 – 1 January 2005
Preceded byGün Gör
Succeeded byMehmet Akat
Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations
In office
1992–1998
Personal details
Born
Fügen Yücesoy
SpouseNurettin Ok
Children2
Alma mater

Education

She graduated from the American College for Girls, Istanbul, in 1961.[1] She received a degree in political sciences in 1965 from Ankara University.[1]

Career

Following her graduation she was employed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] In 1992 Ok was named as the permanent representative to the UN in Vienna.[2] The same year Solmaz Ünaydın was made the ambassador of Turkey to Sweden, and both became the highest-rank women diplomats in Turkey after Filiz Dinçmen.[3] In addition, Turkey's diplomatic mission at the United Nations in Vienna was initiated with the appointment of Fügen Ok on 15 October 1992.[4] Ok remained in the post until 1998.[1]

She was appointed ambassador of Turkey to Denmark on 1 January 2001, replacing Gün Gör in the post.[5] Her term ended on 1 January 2005, and she was replaced by Mehmet Akat in the post.[5] She retired from the diplomatic post in February 2006.[1] She taught at different universities in Ankara.[1]

Personal life

She married Nurettin Ok in 1967.[6] He was a politician and served as the minister of public works.[7] She has two sons from this marriage.[1]

References
  1. "Alumni news" (PDF). RC Quarterly. No. 30. Fall 2006. p. 55. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. Bahar Rumelili; Rahime Suleymanoglu-Kurum (2017). "Women and Gender in Turkish Diplomacy: Historical Legacies and Current Patterns". In Karin Aggestam; Ann E. Towns (eds.). Gendering Diplomacy andInternational Negotiation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 92. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58682-3_5. ISBN 978-3-319-58682-3.
  3. Sedat Ergin (22 February 1998). "Dışişleri kadınlardan sorulacak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. "Mission History". Permanent Mission of Turkey in Vienna. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. "Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". Embassy of Turkey in Copenhagen. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. "20 Kasım 1967 Tarihli Akis Dergisi". Gaste Arşivi (in Turkish). Akis. p. 33. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. "Nurettin Ok Çankırı da Toprağa Verildi". Çankırı Postası. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.