Background
Apakan, Ertugrul was born in 1947 in Bornova-Izmir, Turkey.
Apakan, Ertugrul was born in 1947 in Bornova-Izmir, Turkey.
Graduate, Ankara University Faculty Political Science, Turkey, 1969. Master in Economics, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, 1970.
Joined Turkish Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1971, third secretary in the general directorate economic and social affairs, 1971—1974, third secretary in the general directorate consular affairs, 1974—1975, second secretary in the general directorate political affairs, 1975, second secretary Turkish embassy Vienna, 1975—1978, first secretary Turkish embassy Kuwait, 1978—1980, head of section, department middle east and africa, 1980—1982, counsellor, permanent mission to the United Nations Geneva, 1982—1987, head of department, bilateral economic relations, 1987, first counsellor, deputy chief of mission Turkish embassy Nicosia, Cyprus, 1987—1992, deputy director general Cyprus & Greece, 1992—1996, Turkish ambassador to Cyprus Nicosia, 1996—2000, director general bilateral political affairs and maritime affairs & aviation, 2000—2004, deputy under secretary bilateral political affairs, 2004—2006, under secretary, 2006—2009, Turkish ambassador, permanent representative to the United Nations New York City, since 2009.
Married; 2 children.