Tanju Bilgic, Turkey's former counsellor to St. Petersburg, has been appointed the ministry's new spokesperson Hurriyet Daily News reported .
The move came after Levent Gumrukcu, former spokesperson to the foreign ministry was appointed as Turkey's ambassador to Georgia. Bilgic will assume his new post on late January.
Bilgic earlier worked at the Cyprus economic and political units of the ministry. He served as the counsellor in Turkey's permenant representation to Council of Europe.