Ambassador K. Nilvana Darama Yıldırımgeç

1990 - Graduated from the Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences

- Joined the Turkish Foreign Service

1990-1992 MFA/Department of Bilateral Economic Relations with the East European and

former Soviet Union Countries

Attaché

1992-1995 Turkish Embassy in Wellington

Third Secretary, DCM

1995-1998 Turkish Embassy in Kuwait

Second Secretary, Consul

1998-2000 MFA/Department of Arms Control and Disarmament

First Secretary dealing with WMD issues with particular focus on chemical and

biological weapons

2000-2004 Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the OSCE

Counselor responsible for human dimension (fundamental rights and

freedoms, democratic institutions, minority issues, gender equality, tolerance

and non-discrimination)

2004-2006 MFA/Head of Department of Human Rights

- Member of the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on Issues

relating to the Protection of National Minorities

2006-2008 Permanent Representation of Türkiye to the Council of Europe

-First Counselor (prevention of torture, tolerance and non-discrimination, minority issues)

2008-2010 - Permanent Representation of Türkiye to the UN Office in Vienna

Deputy Permanent Representative

- Alternate Governor of Türkiye to the IAEA

2010-2012 MFA/Head of Department of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

2012-2015 MFA/ Deputy Director General for the OSCE, Arms Control and Disarmament

- Sous-Sherpa at the Nuclear Security Summit process (2010-2015)

2015-2020Turkish Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus

2021-2024MFA/Director General for Multilateral Relations – Asia

- Coordinator for the Asia Anew Initiative (2020-2024)

2024-Turkish Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa

Languages: Turkish (native), English (advanced), French (intermediate), Russian (intermediate)