pe ▁Mos que . ▁She ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁her ▁mother ▁Mel ah at ▁Bay d ur ▁and ▁her ▁sp ouse ▁Te v fik ▁Ü n ay d ı n . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ü n ay ed ı n ▁entered ▁joined ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁After ▁working ▁in ▁Department ▁for ▁Middle ▁East , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁position ▁abroad ▁at ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁Turkey ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁( UN ), ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁She ▁then ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁in ▁C airo , ▁Egypt . ▁After ▁working ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Middle ▁East ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry , ▁she ▁became ▁Under secret ary ▁at ▁the ▁UN ▁office . ▁Return ed ▁home , ▁she ▁became ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Middle ▁East , ▁and ▁then ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁General . ▁She ▁gained ▁diplom atic ▁experience ▁during ▁the ▁crisis ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 - 9 1 . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁Amb assador ▁of ▁Turkey ▁to ▁Sweden ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁to ▁Poland ▁from ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁After ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁Turkey , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁depart ments ▁for ▁O verse as ▁Prom otion ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁Policy ▁Pl anning .