Onur Öymen

Onur Öymen (born 1940) is a Turkish diplomat, politician and writer. He was the ambassador of Turkey to Denmark and then to Germany. He also served as the permanent representative of Turkey to NATO. After he retired from diplomatic post in 2002 he became a member of the Republican People's Party and was its deputy chairman between 2003 and 2010. Öymen was also a member of the Turkish Parliament for two terms.

Early life and education Öymen was born in Kadıköy, Istanbul, on 18 October 1940.

Career and activities After he finished his doctorate Öymen joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1964. Following the incident Öymen and the German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel participated in a televised meeting asking Turks living in the country not to overreact, but to use democratic ways to express their anger to avoid violent demonstrations. He and the deputy chief of staff Çevik Bir were instrumental in improving the relations with Israel in 1996. Öymen was appointed permanent representative of Turkey to NATO in 1997 and remained in office until his retirement in 2002. He was made deputy chairman of the party on 5 November 2003 and remained in office until 23 May 2010. Burak Öymen, his son, is a businessman and married Czech model Tereza Maxová in Didim in October 2016.

Öymen has published various books most of which are about foreign relations of Turkey and politics.