Ömer Önhon
Independent Member
Önhon graduated from Kingston University, Faculty of Politics and Economy and worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 2021.
He served at the Embassy of Türkiye in Riyadh, at the Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, at the NATO Permanent Mission of Türkiye to NATO and at the Embassy of Türkiye in Damascus. He then served as Consul General of Türkiye in New York, and as Ambassador of Türkiye in Damascus and Madrid. Returning to Ankara, he served as Deputy Undersecretary in charge of the Middle East and Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and as Director General of International Security Affairs.
Following his departure from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2021, he founded a company carrying his own name where he is self-employed and through which he provides strategic consultancy and organization services.
Önhon is currently Board Member at the Ankara Policy Center, and Director of the Center for the Eurosian Security and Cooperation within the Economic Policy Reserach Foundation of Türkiye.
Önhon published a book named “Büyükelçinin Gözünden Suriye” (which can be translated as “Syria through the eyes of the Ambassador”) and was a writer for the “Sharq al Awsat” newspaper. Since last year, he continues to write for “Al Majalla” which belongs to the same media group.
Mr. Önhon has not been employed by Koç Holding or its subsidiaries in the last five years. He does not have any affiliations with Koç Holding senior management. He does not have any direct or indirect shareholding in Koç Holding exceeding 5%. He is not an employee representative, and he does not have any material business dealings with the Company.
He served at the Embassy of Türkiye in Riyadh, at the Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, at the NATO Permanent Mission of Türkiye to NATO and at the Embassy of Türkiye in Damascus. He then served as Consul General of Türkiye in New York, and as Ambassador of Türkiye in Damascus and Madrid. Returning to Ankara, he served as Deputy Undersecretary in charge of the Middle East and Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and as Director General of International Security Affairs.
Following his departure from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2021, he founded a company carrying his own name where he is self-employed and through which he provides strategic consultancy and organization services.
Önhon is currently Board Member at the Ankara Policy Center, and Director of the Center for the Eurosian Security and Cooperation within the Economic Policy Reserach Foundation of Türkiye.
Önhon published a book named “Büyükelçinin Gözünden Suriye” (which can be translated as “Syria through the eyes of the Ambassador”) and was a writer for the “Sharq al Awsat” newspaper. Since last year, he continues to write for “Al Majalla” which belongs to the same media group.
Mr. Önhon has not been employed by Koç Holding or its subsidiaries in the last five years. He does not have any affiliations with Koç Holding senior management. He does not have any direct or indirect shareholding in Koç Holding exceeding 5%. He is not an employee representative, and he does not have any material business dealings with the Company.