Curriculum Vitae

Ahmet İdem AKAY

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaryof the Republic of Türkiye

Born on 4 April 1962 in Paris.

Graduate of Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration (Ankara), 1987

1989 – 1991Attaché, Consular and Visa Departments

1991 – 1993Third Secretary, Embassy in Beijing, PRChina

1993 – 1996Third Secretary / Second Secretary, Embassy in Copenhagen,Denmark

1996 – 1998Second Secretary, Multilateral Economic Affairs Department

1998 – 2000Vice Consul / Consul, Consulate General in Frankfurt, Germany

2000 – 2003First Secretary, Embassy in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

2003 – 2005First Secretary, Division Chief, Estates Department

2005 – 2010Counsellor / First Counsellor and DCM, Embassy in Tripoli,Libya

2010 – 2013Head of Department, Conference on Interaction and ConfidenceBuilding Measures in Asia (CICA) Turkish Task Force

2013 – 2017First Counsellor and DCM, Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand

2018 -2020Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,Vientiane, Lao PDR

2021 – 2022Ambassador, Chair of Independent Decommissioning Body(Southern Philippines Peace Process)

2023 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,Gaborone, Botswana

Foreign languages: English and German

Married to Özlem Akay, with two children