Burak Akcapar

Who is Burak Akcapar?

Burak Akcapar is a Turkish diplomat, scholar and author, current Ambassador of Turkey to India, former Deputy Director General for South Asia at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Turkey's representative to the International Contact Group on Afghanistan. Previously, Head of Policy Planning Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, the Deputy Head of Mission of the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., recipient in 2002 of NATO Secretary General's Award for Excellence for lasting contributions to the North Atlantic alliance. During his tenure at NATO, as Facilitator of the Southeast Europe Security Assistance Group, he led the efforts to promote regional cooperation among Balkan countries. Achievements included the Southeast Europe Common Assessment Paper on Regional Security Challenges and Opportunities adopted by Ministers in Budapest on 29 May 2001. Other assignments included Deputy Chief of Mission in Doha, Qatar and Vice-Consul in Hamburg, Germany. Research interests include international law, law of the sea, international security and international affairs. * Taught a course on problems in international security at METU in Ankara.