Meet the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to the Republic of Austria

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: March 6, 2025; 15:46 ♦ (Vindobona)

With the appointment of Dr. Gürsel Dönmez as the new Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Austria, an experienced political associate of Erdogan takes up his post in Vienna. He presented his credentials to Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and officially began his mission in Austria.

H.E. Mr. Gürsel DÖNMEZ (r.), Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye presented his credentials to Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (l.). / Picture: © Österreichische Präsidentschaftskanzlei/ Carina Karlovits und Peter Lechner/HBF

Gürsel Dönmez was born in Kardzhali, Bulgaria. His family fled to Turkey in 1969 and settled in Bursa. After graduating from the Sakarya Arifiye College of Education and the Faculty of Political Science at Ankara University, he moved to Vienna in 1987. There he completed both his master's and doctoral studies at the University of Vienna.

Dönmez spent almost 22 years of his…