1985B.A. Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University

1989 – 1990Attaché, Personnel Department, MFA

1990 – 1991Attaché, Deputy Directorate General for Information and Research, MFA

1991 – 1993Attaché and Third Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Kuwait / Kuwait

1993 – 1997Vice-Consul at the Turkish Consulate General in Münster / Germany

1997 – 1998Second Secretary, Deputy Directorate General for Expatriates, MFA

1998 – 1998Second Secretary, Deputy Directorate General for Bilateral Cultural Affairs, MFA

1998 – 2002Vice-Consul and Consul at the Turkish Consulate General in New York / U.S.A.

2002 – 2005Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Turkish Embassy in Teheran / Iran

2005 – 2007Head of Department, Deputy Directorate General for Middle East, MFA

2007 – 2009Consul General, Turkish Consulate General in Vienna / Austria

2009 – 2012Minister-Plenipotentiary, Deputy Director General for Middle East, MFA

2012 – 2016Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

2016 – 2016Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs (North Africa & Middle East), MFA

2016 – 2018Deputy Undersecretary for the North Africa & Middle East and South Asia Affairs, MFA

2018 - 2023Deputy Minister, MFA

2023-April 24,2024 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of theTurkish Mission to the United Nations

April 24,2024Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the United States of America

Ambassador Önal speaks English.