Hatice Nur Sağman is a Turkish diplomat and the incumbent ambassador of Turkey to Senegal. She was the Turkey ambassador to Guinea (Conakry) and former Turkish consul general in Odesa, Ukraine.
Nur Sağman | |
|---|---|
| Turkish Ambassador to Senegal | |
| Assumed office 01 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Kavas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57)[1] Ankara |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | University of Ankara |
| Profession | Photographer, Diplomat |
| Website | nursagman |
Education edit
Nur obtained her bachelor's degree in economics from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Economics in 1988.[2][3]
Career edit
She started her career at the Turkish Radio-Television (TRT) and worked as an assistant producer for the children's program 'Sesame Street' from 1988 to 1990.[3]
In 1992, She joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey) as a career diplomat.[1]
Sağman have served at various roles in different countries including France, Romania, Estonia and Morocco.[4] She became the Head of the Department of International Organizations between 2010 and 2011, between 2011 and 2013, she was head of the Protocol Department and served as the Consul General in Odesa between 2013 and 2015. She was the Turkey ambassador to Conakry, Guinea from 1 September 2015 to 30 November 2018.[5] She was also interim at Chargé d'Affaires of the Libreville Embassy from August 15, 2019, until resumption of her appointment as the Director General of Bilateral Political Affairs (Africa) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Turkey on January 17, 2020,[6] She is currently the incumbent Turkey Ambassador to Dakar, she took over the baton from Ahmet Kavas as of February 1, 2023.[7]
Personal life edit
Nur has been nicknamed Erdogan's Madame Africa.[8] She was married to Mümtaz Sevinç, a Turkish theater, cinema and TV series actor(now late) for a while.[9][2]
References edit
- ^ a b "В Одессе новым турецким консулом стала женщина(In Ukraine)". Vesti.ua. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ^ a b "Nur Sagman Photography". Nur Sagman Photography.
- ^ a b "Speakers of 2022". TRT WORLD FORUM. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Gine'de ezber bozan Büyükelçi 'Nur Sağman'(in Turkish)". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "'Afrika'da memnuniyetle tekrar görev almaya hazırım' (in Turkish)". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ "Dışişleri Bakanlığı Batı ve Orta Afrika Genel Müdürü Büyükelçi Nur Sağman Öğrencilerimizle Buluştu (in Turkish)". Galatasaray Üniversitesi.
- ^ "Ambassador's Biography". Ministry of foreign affairs.
- ^ "Turquie : Nur Sagman, la " Madame Afrique " d'Erdogan (in French)". JeuneAfrique. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ^ "Turkey's women diplomats shape relations with Africa". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2022-03-07.