Barış Saygın

Born in Samsun in 1974.

2001 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye.

2001-2004 Deputy Directorate General for Central Europe / Deputy Directorate General for Europe, Attache

2002-2003 Military service

2004-2006 Embassy in Khartoum, Third Secretary

2006-2009 Embassy in Stockholm, Third Secretary, Second Secretary

2009-2011 Deputy Directorate General for Multilateral Economic Affairs, First Secretary, Chief of Section

2011-2017 Embassy in Tehran, Counsellor

2017 Deputy Directorate General for Security and Intelligence, Head of Department

2017-2019 Deputy Directorate General for Policy Planning / Deputy Directorate General for Foreign Policy Coordination, Head of Department

2019-2022 Embassy in Baku, First Counsellor

2023-2024 Deputy Directorate General for Caucasus, Head of Department

2024-2026 Embassy in Canberra, First Counsellor

October 2026 Assumed duties as Consul General in Melbourne

BA and MA from the Department of International Relations, Bilkent University, Ankara.

Married. Speaks English.