Graduate of Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in 1970; serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Turkish missions in The Netherlands, Japan;Charge d`Affaires in Libya and in Vatican; as Ambassador in Baghdad, Abu Dhabi and Tehran. Also served at the CSCE Minsk Group as the Turkish member of the Group and as the head of Turkish observation team in Kosova.
In the MOFA : Chief of Section and then Head of military affairs at NATO department, Deputy Director General in charge of the Caucasus and DDG for the Balkans. Participated as speaker at Chatham House, Wilton Park Conferences, Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow RF, CSIS Washington, D.C., USA.
Retired from MOFA in 2011, currently engaged in agro-business also participating in international panels and conferences relating to topics on regional security and foreign policy issues.
Phone : +90 536 227 7291
Email : selim.karaosmanoglu@sitrepadvi