Hakan Fidan
Birth | 1968 | ||||||||
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Education | Bilkent University University of Maryland | ||||||||
Rank | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye | ||||||||
Public Offices | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Director General of MIT (2010–2023) Assistant Director General of MIT (2009) Membership of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Policy and Security Affairs at the Prime Ministry (2007–2010) Directorship of TİKA (2003–2007) | ||||||||
Academic Career | Lecturer at Bilkent University Lecturer at Hacettepe University | ||||||||
Çocuk | 3 | ||||||||
Civil Status | Married | ||||||||
Hakan Fidan is a bureaucrat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye since 2023. Previously, he held the position of Director of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT).
Hakan Seedling was born in 1968 in the Hamamönü neighborhood of Ankara. He received his education at the Armed Forces Communications School and the Army Forces Language School. During his service in the Turkish Armed Forces, while posted abroad in NATO, he completed his bachelor's degree studies in Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Maryland University College.
After returning to Türkiye, he earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University. In his master’s thesis, he studied the role of intelligence in foreign policy, and in his doctoral thesis, he conducted research on the use of information technologies in international verification processes.
Fidan has served as a faculty member in international relations at Hacettepe University and Bilkent University.
Al Jazeera. “Profile: Turkey’s ‘Secret Keeper’ Hakan Fidan.” Al Jazeera, March 22, 2013. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/3/22/profile-turkeys-secret-keeper-hakan-fidan.
Anadolu Ajansı (AA). “Profile: Hakan Fidan, Türkiye’s New Foreign Minister.” Anadolu Ajansı, June 5, 2023. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/profile-hakan-fidan-turkiyes-new-foreign-minister/2913895.
Aras, Bülent, and Sevgi Akarçeşme. “Turkey and the Arab Spring.” *International Journal* 67, no. 1 (Winter 2011–12): 39–51. Published by Sage Publications on behalf of the Canadian International Council. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23265964.
Balcı, Ali. “When Foreign Policy Matters: The Gülen Movement's Fight with the AK Party over Iran.” Insight Turkey 17, no. 1 (Winter 2015): 9-18. Published by SETA Foundation. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26299712.
Fidan, Hakan, and Bülent Aras. “The Return of Russia-Africa Relations.” *Bilig Journal of Social Sciences in Turkish World*, no. 52 (Winter 2010): 47-68. Published by Ahmet Yesevi University. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228462440.
Fidan, Hakan. “Turkish Foreign Policy at the Turn of the ‘Century of Türkiye’: Challenges, Vision, Objectives, and Transformation.” *Insight Turkey* 25, no. 3 (Summer 2023): 11–26. Published by SETA Foundation. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/48744755.
Işıksal, Hüseyin. *The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and the Requirements of a Guarantorship Model.* Center for Strategic Research (SAM), 2024. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep56961.
Mercan, Muhammed Hüseyin. “Operation al-Aqsa Flood: A Rupture in the History of the Palestinian Resistance and Its Implications.” *Insight Turkey* 25, no. 4 (Fall 2023): 79–91. Published by SETA Foundation. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/48754795.
Middle East Eye. “Who Is Turkey’s ‘Secret Keeper’ Hakan Fidan?” Middle East Eye, June 5, 2023. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/who-turkeys-secret-keeper-hakan-fidan.
Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MİT). “Lider: Hakan Fidan.” Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı Resmi Web Sitesi. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.mit.gov.tr/lider_hakan-fidan_44.html.
NATO. “Hakan Fidan.” NATO Official Website. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_112225.htm.
Rojhelati, Ziryan. *The Great Game in Syria: The Future of the Kurdish Issue in the Middle East.* Rudaw Research Center, 2025. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep67080.
Siccardi, Francesco. *Understanding the Energy Drivers of Turkey’s Foreign Policy.* Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2024. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep58113.
Stern, Moran, and Dennis Ross. “The Role of Syria in Israeli-Turkish Relations.” *Georgetown Journal of International Affairs* 14, no. 2 (Summer/Fall 2013): 115–128. Published by Georgetown University Press. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43134418.
Tekin, Alaeddin, and Arshad Islam. “From Ottoman Outreach to Modern Connections: Türkiye-Malaysia Relations.” *Insight Turkey* 26, no. 1 (Winter 2024): 135–152. Published by SET VAKFI İktisadi İşletmesi, SETA VAKFI. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/48767576.
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Avrupa Birliği Başkanlığı. “Dışişleri Bakanı Hakan Fidan.” T.C. Avrupa Birliği Başkanlığı Resmi Web Sitesi. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.ab.gov.tr/disisleri-bakani-hakan-fidan_53516.html.
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Dışişleri Bakanlığı. "Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan." Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official Website. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.mfa.gov.tr/minister-of-fa-info.en.mfa.
Yılmaz, Nuh. “Asia Anew Initiative: Main Aspects of Türkiye’s Asia Opening.” *Insight Turkey* 26, no. 1 (Winter 2024): 11–22. Published by SETA Foundation. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/48767568.
Ülgen, Sinan, and Temur Umarov. *Transatlantic Policies on China: Is There a Role for Türkiye?* Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2024. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep64030.7.
Hakan Fidan
Birth | 1968 | ||||||||
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Education | Bilkent University University of Maryland | ||||||||
Rank | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye | ||||||||
Public Offices | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Director General of MIT (2010–2023) Assistant Director General of MIT (2009) Membership of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Policy and Security Affairs at the Prime Ministry (2007–2010) Directorship of TİKA (2003–2007) | ||||||||
Academic Career | Lecturer at Bilkent University Lecturer at Hacettepe University | ||||||||
Çocuk | 3 | ||||||||
Civil Status | Married | ||||||||
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