Birnur Fertekligil

Emine Birnur Fertekligil (born 1955 in Ankara) is a Turkish diplomat. She served as Turkey's ambassador to Belarus and as Turkey's permanent representative to the United Nations and other organizations in Vienna.

She attended Edgar Quintet High School in France, and holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Ankara.

She has severed in different positions in the Turkish foreign affairs ministry in Ankara and various Turkish embassies;

Fertekligil represented Turkey at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), She is an alumnus of International Gender Champions(IGC), “a leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence”. She also made remarkable speeches on women rights, right to self determination, elimination of racism and racial discrimination among others. She speaks English and French.