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Turkey nominates OSCE chief Sinirlioglu for UN's top job

Middle East Eye31 October 2026, 02:25 UTCTurkey

Turkey nominates OSCE chief Sinirlioglu for UN's top job Turkey has nominated Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu, leader of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to be the next UN secretary-general, the country's official Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday. A nomination letter dated Friday from Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been submitted to the presidents of the UN General Assembly and the Security Council, Anadolu said, citing Turkish foreign ministry sources. The move came after a deadlock in the selection proc

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