Melih Ulueren

Melih Ulueren (born November 14, 1955, İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish diplomat and ambassador. He was the Turkish Ambassador and Permanent Representative to Nigeria.[1]

Melih Ulueren
Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria
In office
3 July 2018 – 31 March 2021
Preceded byHakan Çakıl
Succeeded byHidayet Bayraktar
Personal details
Born14 November 1955
Izmir, Turkey
Alma materAnkara University
ProfessionDiplomat

He attended and graduated from the Ankara University with a major in the Department of International Relations in 1979. In 1980, Ulueren joined the Ministry of Treasury and the subsequently was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara in 1982. Between 2008-2009, he was elected by the Council of Europe as a member of the Bureau of the European Committee of Migration (CDMG) and conducted the readmission agreement negotiations with the European Union.

In 2010, he was appointed as the Turkish ambassador to Uganda until 2013.[2] In October 2015, during the Turkey United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Conference he served as the counsel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3]

He was appointed the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria in July 2018, and was replaced in 2021 with Ambassador Hidayet Bayraktar.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In Abuja". abuja.be.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  2. Lubwama, Siraje. "Turkish ambassador disowns paedophile Baro". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  3. "Nigeria: Govt Committed to Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality". allAfrica.com. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  4. "Turkish seeks Nigeria's collaboration in fighting global terrorism". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  5. "Türk gemisine korsan baskını: Büyükelçi Ulueren son bilgileri paylaştı". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  6. "Turkey names new ambassadors, permanent representatives". Anadolu Agency. 8 December 2020.


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