Head of the Consulate General
CONSUL GENERAL OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC IN ISTANBUL
Lira SYDYKOVA
Date and place of birth: 17th of April, 1971, Bishkek/Kyrgyzstan
Graduated from the Faculty of Foreign languages of the Kyrgyz National University named after J.Balasagyn (1993), Academy of Moscow International tourism (2007)
Carrier:
2021 – present, Consul General of the Kyrgyz Republic in Istanbul;
2007–2021, Manager of the external affairs department of the «Total Logic Investment Fund SA» consulting company, Director General of «Vega Tour» company;
2004–2007, Assistant of the International Counselor, U.S. Agency for International Development in Kyrgyzstan (USAID);
1999–2003, lecturer at the Kyrgyz-Turkish «Manas» University;
1997–1999, Assistant Project Manager at the World Bank;
1993–1997, lecturer, senior lecturer of Literature at the Bishkek Humanitarian University named after K.Karasayev;
1992–1993, assistant of the director general of the English Language Educational Center.
Fluent in Kyrgyz, Russian, English and Turkish.
Married, raising 2 children.