▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ü n ay d ı n ▁took ▁office ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁as ▁amb assador , where ▁she ▁served ▁just ▁four ▁years ▁long . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁she ▁cha ired ▁Turkey ' s ▁public ity ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁Ex po ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁In ▁a ▁newspaper ▁interview , ▁she ▁delivered ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Ü n ay d ı n ▁critic ized ▁the ▁early ▁personnel ▁policy ▁and ▁disc rim ination ▁practices ▁against ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry . ▁She ▁claimed ▁that ▁" d uring ▁the ▁application , ▁women ▁candidates ▁were ▁exam ined ▁for ▁ 4 5 ▁minutes ▁while ▁the ▁interview ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁men ▁applic ants ▁were ▁only ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ". ▁She ▁added ▁that ▁" there ▁existed ▁three ▁criteria ▁for ▁the ▁rec ruit ing ▁diplom ats : ▁they ▁must ▁be ▁male , ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Gal at as ar ay ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Political ▁Science , ▁An k ara ▁University ". ▁She ▁told ▁that ▁" she ▁prepared ▁herself ▁six ▁months ▁long ▁for ▁the ▁application ▁exam ▁after ▁her ▁return ▁fr ı m ▁the ▁United ▁States ". ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁" she ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁eight ▁years ▁for ▁her ▁appointment ▁as ▁an ▁amb assador ▁while ▁her ▁male ▁associ ates ▁reached ▁that ▁position ▁in ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁years ". ▁Sol maz ▁Ü n ay d ı n ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁amb assador