Interview with H.E. Ersin Erçin, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey
VIEW EVENT DETAILSAbout H.E. Ersin Erçin, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
Ambassador Erçin has been serving as the Ambassador of Turkey to the Republic of Korea since December 2017. His previous positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs include: Director General, Directorate general for Bilateral Political Affairs (Asia-Pacific) (2013-2017); Ambassador to Brazil (2009-2013); Deputy Director General, Deputy Directorate General for America, Ankara (2007-2009); Head of Department, Department of Balkan Affairs, Ankara (2006-2007); Deputy Permanent Delegate, Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations, New York (2004-2006); Deputy Permanent Delegate, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Vienna (2001-2004); Head of Department, Department of Maritime Affairs, Ankara (1998-2001); Counsellor, Turkish Embassy in Syria (1995-1998); First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Turkey to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Vienna (1995); First Secretary, Permanent Delegation of Turkey to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (Permanent Mission of Turkey to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe), Vienna (1992-1995); First Secretary, Department of Disarmament (1991); First Secretary, Department of Military Affairs (1989-1991); First Secretary, Turkish Embassy in Sudan (1987-1989); Second Secretary, Permanent Delegation of Turkey to the OECD, Paris (1984-1987); and Third Secretary, Economic and Social Affairs Department (1983-1984).
Ambassador Erçin holds a B.A. in International Relations from Ankara University (1980). He speaks English and French and second language. He was born on January 21, 1958.