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About Gündüz Aktan
Contributors:
Wife, Ülkü AKTAN
Daughter, Nazan AKTAN
Son, Uygar AKTAN
Retired Ambassador, Özdem SANBERK
Retired Ambassador, Yaman BAŞKUT
Retired Ambassador, Yüksel SÖYLEMEZ
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ündüz Suphi Aktan was born in Safranbolu on August 7, 1941, during
his father Bekir Suphi Aktan’s appointment as the township governor.
He was schooled in various places due to his father’s appointments.
In 1950, Bekir Suphi Aktan, then governor of Tokat, entered the
elections as a nominee from the Republican People’s Party (CHP). The
elections were won by the opposing Democratic Party (DP) and he was called
back to the Interior Ministry in Ankara. Thus, the family moved first to Istanbul,
then to Ankara. Gündüz Aktan completed his secondary education at the
Istanbul Erkek Lisesi and the Ankara Atatürk Lisesi. He received his bachelor’s
degree from the Ankara University Faculty of Political Science in 1962, and
attended the Brighton Language School from 1962 to 1964 to learn English.
He began his career at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1964, and was
appointed administrator to the township of Akyazı, Adapazarı. He completed
his military service between 1965 and 1967. In 1967, he was transferred to
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
His appointments abroad prior to becoming Ambassador:
l Permanent Representation of Turkey at OECD in Paris, 1970-73
l Embassy of Turkey in Nairobi, 1973-75
l Permanent Representation of Turkey at UN in New York, 1977-80
l International Officer at UN in New York, 1980-81
l Embassy of Turkey in Bern, 1983-85
l Advisor to Prime Minister Turgut Özal and Director-General of the Office
of Economic Affairs for EEC (EU) Affairs, 1985-88. Turkey applied for full
membership during this period.
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