Arslan Hakan Okçal

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to the Republic of Korea. He has also been Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia (2008-2010) and to the Republic of Nigeria. He has held several positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which he joined in 1978, including Director General for the Balkans and Central Europe (2010-2013), Deputy Director General for Research (2001-2004), and Head of North America Department (1995-1997). He holds a BA in International Relations from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University and has studied at NATO Defence College in Rome, Italy.