Bio
Firat Sunel is an ambassador, lawyer, and author. Born in Izmir, Turkey to a family with immigrant roots, his parents moved to Germany as Gastarbeitern when he was five years old. He studied Law at Istanbul University and did his post-graduation in Germany. As a diplomat, he served in several countries before becoming Consul General in Dusseldorf. In 2013, he was appointed as the first resident Turkish Ambassador in Asmara/Eritrea. Between 2021-2025 he served as Turkish Ambassador to India, Nepal and Bhutan.
He published four books, three of which are novels. His first novel In the Shade of the Weeping Willow inspired a TV series. The Lighthouse Family, which became a bestseller within a fortnight of publication in India, and Izmirli, My Last Love were published by Penguin Random House India.
His novels have been translated into over a dozen languages.
Currently he serves as Ambassador-Director General for International Law and Treaties at the Turkish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Ankara.
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