Fügen Ok
Fügen Ok | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Turkey to Denmark | |
| In office 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Gün Gör |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Akat |
| Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations | |
| In office 1992–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fügen Yücesoy |
| Spouse | Nurettin Ok |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
Fügen Ok (née Yücesoy) is a retired diplomat who served as Turkey's permanent representative to the United Nations in Vienna from 1992 to 1998 and as ambassador of Turkey to Denmark between 2001 and 2005.
Education
[edit]She graduated from the American College for Girls, Istanbul, in 1961.[1] She received a degree in political sciences in 1965 from Ankara University.[1]
Career
[edit]Following her graduation she was employed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] In 1992 Ok was named as the permanent representative to the UN in Vienna.[2] The same year Solmaz Ünaydın was made the ambassador of Turkey to Sweden, and both became the highest-rank women diplomats in Turkey after Filiz Dinçmen.[3] In addition, Turkey's diplomatic mission at the United Nations in Vienna was initiated with the appointment of Fügen Ok on 15 October 1992.[4] Ok remained in the post until 1998.[1]
She was appointed ambassador of Turkey to Denmark on 1 January 2001, replacing Gün Gör in the post.[5] Her term ended on 1 January 2005, and she was replaced by Mehmet Akat in the post.[5] She retired from the diplomatic post in February 2006.[1] She taught at different universities in Ankara.[1]
Personal life
[edit]She married Nurettin Ok in 1967.[6] He was a politician and served as the minister of public works.[7] She has two sons from this marriage.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Alumni news" (PDF). RC Quarterly. No. 30. Fall 2006. p. 55. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Bahar Rumelili; Rahime Suleymanoglu-Kurum (2017). "Women and Gender in Turkish Diplomacy: Historical Legacies and Current Patterns". In Karin Aggestam; Ann E. Towns (eds.). Gendering Diplomacy andInternational Negotiation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 92. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58682-3_5. ISBN 978-3-319-58682-3.
- ^ Sedat Ergin (22 February 1998). "Dışişleri kadınlardan sorulacak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Mission History". Permanent Mission of Turkey in Vienna. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". Embassy of Turkey in Copenhagen. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "20 Kasım 1967 Tarihli Akis Dergisi". Gaste Arşivi (in Turkish). Akis. p. 33. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Nurettin Ok Çankırı da Toprağa Verildi". Çankırı Postası. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2023.