AMBASSADOR ESEN ALTUĞ

Date and place of birth: 1963, İstanbul

Marital status:Married, one child

Education:TED Ankara College

Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University

MBA, International University Audentes, Tallinn, Estonia

Foreign languages:Fluent in English, intermediate in French

Carreer history at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

1985: Third Secretary, Department for Maritime and Aviation Issues

1988: Third Secretary, Turkish Embassy, Cairo, Egypt

1990: Second Secretary, Turkish Embassy, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

1991: Second Secretary, Department for Maritime and Aviation Issues

1993: Consul, Turkish Consulate General, Münster, Germany

1997: First Secretary, Chief of Section, Head of Department for Western Europe

2001: Leave of absence

2005: Head of Department forRegional and Transboundary Waters

2007: Consul General, Turkish Consulate General, Rotterdam, Netherlands

2011: Head of Department for Multilateral Economic Affairs

2013: Deputy Director General for Migration, Asylum and Visa Issues

2016-2021: Ambassador of Turkiye to the Republic of Slovenia

May 2021-October 2024:Director General for International Economic Affairs

Since November 1, 2024: Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the OECD