List of ambassadors of Turkey to the United Kingdom
Ambassador of Turkey to the Court of St. James's | |
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![]() Star and crescent of Turkey | |
Incumbent since 14 March 2023Osman Koray Ertaş | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey) Embassy of Turkey, London | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs (Turkey) |
Seat | London, United Kingdom |
Appointer | President of Turkey |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Inaugural holder | Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk |
Formation | 1924 |
The list of ambassadors of Turkey to the United Kingdom provides a chronological record of individuals who have served as the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Turkey to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.[1]
List of ambassadors
Ambassador | Term Start | Term End | Ref. |
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Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk | 11 January 1924 | 1 September 1924 | [2] |
Zekai Apaydın | 10 September 1924 | 1 June 1925 | [3] |
Ahmet Ferit Tek | 1 June 1925 | 1 June 1932 | [4] |
Münir Ertegün | 22 July 1932 | 1 March 1934 | [5] |
Ali Fethi Okyar | 1 March 1934 | 1 January 1939 | [6] |
Tevfik Rüştü Aras | 1 January 1939 | 1 March 1942 | [7] |
Rauf Orbay | 23 March 1942 | 1 April 1944 | [8] |
Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın | 17 April 1944 | 8 November 1945 | [9] |
Cevat Açıkalın | 8 November 1945 | 1 March 1952 | [10] |
Hüseyin Ragıp Baydur | 3 March 1952 | 26 February 1955 | [11] |
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü | 15 September 1955 | 1 May 1957 | [12] |
Muharrem Nuri Birgi | 1 June 1957 | 4 August 1960 | [13] |
Feridun Cemal Erkin | 29 August 1960 | 28 March 1962 | [14] |
Kemal Kavur | 1 October 1962 | 4 November 1963 | [15] |
Zeki Kuneralp | 7 January 1964 | 4 July 1966 | [16] |
Ümit Haluk Bayülken | 14 July 1966 | 26 July 1969 | [17] |
Zeki Kuneralp | 20 August 1969 | 27 October 1972 | [18] |
Turgut Menemencioğlu | 30 November 1972 | 16 August 1978 | [19] |
Vahap Aşiroğlu | 2 October 1978 | 13 July 1981 | [20] |
Rahmi Gümrükçüoğlu | 20 July 1981 | 27 December 1988 | [21] |
Nurver Nureş | 15 January 1989 | 27 September 1991 | [22] |
Candemir Önhon | 30 September 1991 | 17 May 1995 | [23] |
Özdem Sanberk | 1 May 1995 | 1 March 2000 | [24] |
Korkmaz Haktanır | 1 April 2000 | 1 December 2002 | [25] |
Akın Alptuna | 1 February 2003 | 1 May 2007 | [26] |
Mehmet Yiğit Alpogan | 21 July 2007 | 26 June 2010 | [27] |
Ahmet Ünal Çeviköz | 15 July 2010 | 28 June 2014 | [28] |
Abdurrahman Bilgiç | 8 July 2014 | 26 September 2018 | [29] |
Ümit Yalçın | 27 September 2018 | 6 March 2023 | [30] |
Osman Koray Ertaş | 14 March 2023 | Present | [31] |
See also
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