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.