Halil İbrahim Akça is the Turkish ambassador to Brazil, and was the 11th Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).
His Excellency Halil İbrahim Akça | |
|---|---|
| Turkish Ambassador to Brazil | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| 11th Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperation Organization | |
| In office 13 August 2015[1] – July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Shamil Alaskerov |
| Succeeded by | Hadi Soleimanpour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Children | 3 |
Education
editAkça graduated with an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 1988. In 1994 he received a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Delaware.[2] He has published several papers on government economic policy and planning based on Turkish data.[3]
Career
editAkça held several positions within the Turkish government, including Under-Secretary of the State Planning Organization in 2009, and was a member of several Turkish government boards.[2] He was the Turkish ambassador to Northern Cyprus from 2011 to 2015. Akça led the Economic Cooperation Organization as Secretary General from August 2015 through July 2018. In 2022[4] he was named the Turkish ambassador to Brazil.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ↑ "ECO New Secretary General formally assumed his Duties". Economic Cooperation Organization. August 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Curriculum Viate of Ambassador Halil İbrahim Akça". Economic Cooperation Organization. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Halil Ibrahim Akca". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı - Brazilya Büyükelçiliği - Büyükelçinin Özgeçmişi". brezilya-be.mfa.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Turkey appoints Ambassador to Tel Aviv amid major reshuffle". Yetkin Report. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Türkiye issues new ambassador appointments - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Brazilian delegation to visit Turkey over alleged religious indoctrination of indigenous children: report". Turkish Minute. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.