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Ahmet Altay Cengizer (22 October 1954 – 8 April 2026) was a Turkish diplomat and the permanent delegate at the UNESCO for Turkey and a past president of the General Conference of the UNESCO.

Education

Cengizer graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Political science from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul in 1977.[1][2] He followed up on his studies at the London School of Economics where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree in International History.[2][3][4][5]

Diplomatic career

Cenziger’s diplomatic career began in 1984, and he was subsequently posted to several Turkish embassies. His diplomatic service at International organizations began in 2001 when he began to serve in the office of the Turkish delegate to the United Nations in New York, to which he was posted until 2005.[6] From 2005 until 2006 he served as the Turkish ambassador to Tajikistan[6] and from 2009 until 2016, he served as the Turkish Ambassador to Ireland.[6] In October of the same year he was appointed the permanent Turkish delegate to UNESCO[6] and was later elected to the executive board of the organization for the term between 2017 and 2021.[7] In 2019 he was elected to preside over the General Conference of UNESCO for the term between 2019 and 2021.[8] His tenure was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2021 he was succeeded by Santiago Irazabal Mourao of Brazil.[9]

Views

Cenziger was a supporter of Turkey’s accession into the European Union[10] arguing that Turkey is the only Muslim country developing democratically and the most industrially developed between Japan and Austria.[10]

Death

Cengizer died on 8 April 2026, at the age of 71.[11] On 11 April, he was buried at Karacaahmet Cemetery.[12]

References

  1. ^ “Ahmet Altay Cengizer, T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Başdanışmanı olarak atanmıştır”. Boğaziçi University Alumni Office (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b “Mezunlarımızdan Haberler”. Boğaziçi University (in Turkish). 26 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ^ “Ahmet Altay Cengizer kimdir? Erdoğan’ın başdanışmanı olan Ahmet Altay Cengize hayatı biyografisi – Yeni Akit”. www.yeniakit.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ ERGÜ, Muaz. “UNESCO Türkiye Daimi Üyesi Büyükelçi Altay Cengizer’le Söyleşimiz…”. www.dibace.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  5. ^ ERGÜ, Muaz (20 October 2019). “UNESCO Türkiye Daimi Üyesi Büyükelçi Altay Cengizer’le Söyleşimiz…”. Dibace.Net (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d “President of the 40th session of the General Conference”. UNESCO. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. ^ “Ambassador Ahmet Altay Cengizer of Turkey elected as UNESCO President of the 40th session”. The London Post. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  8. ^ Bir, Burak (October 2019). “Turkish envoy selected for presidency of UNESCO”. Anadolu Ajansı. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. ^ Aydogan, Merve (9 November 2021). “Turkish envoy completes term as UNESCO General Conference president”. Anadolu Ajansı. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  10. ^ a b “Diplomat Talks Turkish Politics | News | The Harvard Crimson”. www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  11. ^ Büyükelçi Ahmet Altay Cengizer kimdir, kaç yaşında ve neden öldü? (in Turkish)
  12. ^ “‘Münevver diplomat’ Ahmet Altay Cengizer son yolculuğuna uğurlandı”. Karar.com (in Turkish). 11 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)