HELLO!

 

 

I was born in İzmit in 1969. After graduating from the International Relations department at METU, I started working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992.

In 1996, I completed the European Policies Master’s program at the College of Europe in Bruges. I served as a diplomat in Italy, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Austria, Afghanistan, Belgium, and Bangladesh. My last duty was as the Ambassador of Turkey to Bangladesh.

In fact, my dream was to become an architect. That’s why I describe myself as a Social Architect. My passion is to create communities based on trust that has a positive impact.

So far, I have designed and implemented the InnoMate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Meetup Groups in Brussels and Istanbul, the mobile entrepreneurship education program InnoCampus, the co-learning journeys TACT Agora, the Sustainable Development Goals Impact Accelerator program supporting impact entrepreneurs, and most recently, the HOLIST School of Holistic Life with my friends who want to change the world.

My most important goal in life is to be an inspiration for my son Mehmet Alp and all young people for a better future.

2023          Retired Ambassador

2020         Ambassador - Dhaka | Bangladesh

2015          Communications Coordinator - Sherpa Team, G20 Turkish Presidency - Ankara | Turkey

2014          Deputy Director General of Multilateral Economic Affairs - Ankara | Turkey

2011           Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union - Brussels | Belgium

2010          Team Leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team - Jowzjan | Afghanistan

2008         Head of NATO Department - Ankara | Turkey

2004         Counsellor at the Turkish Permanent Mission to the OSCE - Vienna | Austria

2002          Head of OSCE Department - Ankara | Turkey

2001           Head of Kosovo Coordination Office - Pristina | Kosovo

2000          Second Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Skopje - Skopje | Macedonia

1998           Second Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Tirana - Tirana | Albania

1996           Third Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Rome - Rome | Italy

1995           Deputy Consul General - Antwerp | Belgium

1992           Attache in NATO and Middle East Department - Ankara | Turkey

 

 

European Politics – Master

European College I Bruges I Belgium (1995 – 1996)

International Relations – Bachelor

Middle East Technical University (METU) I Ankara (1986 – 1991)

Izmit High School

Kocaeli I Turkey (1984 – 1986)

midst of life

LIKE

NEVER

BEFORE

Mustafa Osman Turan

Dhaka, 20 March 2020

This is a retreat,
not a quarantine or a lockdown!
This is a retreat
to reflect,
forced upon us by the Mother Nature. Like a mother
she saw us
drifting apart
from her
and from each other,
and did what was necessary
to save us
from our own self-destruction.
Do not despair!
Hear her now,
and get prepared to act
when this is all over
for what really matters,
to see,
listen,
live and love
like never before…