The ambassador of Turkey to Australia is the official representative of the president and the government of the Republic of Turkey to the prime minister and government of the Commonwealth of Australia.
List of ambassadors edit
| Ambassador | Term Start | Term End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baha Vefa Karatay | 15 March 1967 | 7 November 1968 | [1] |
| Mehmet Baydur | 17 December 1968 | 6 November 1972 | |
| Hikmet Bensan | 30 December 1972 | 29 July 1978 | |
| Hasan Üner | 1 August 1978 | 29 July 1981 | |
| Faruk Şahinbaş | 20 August 1981 | 3 March 1991 | |
| Ergün Pelit | 31 March 1988 | 5 December 1991 | |
| Orhan Aka | 16 December 1991 | 30 May 1995 | |
| Bilal Niyazi Şimşir | 13 June 1995 | 18 March 1998 | [2] |
| Umut Arık | 23 April 1998 | 25 September 2001 | [3] |
| M. Tansu Okandan | 1 October 2001 | 5 January 2006 | [4] |
| N. Murat Ersavcı | 16 January 2006 | 12 October 2009 | [5] |
| Oğuz Özge | 22 October 2009 | 1 July 2012 | [6] |
| Reha Keskintepe | 1 July 2012 | 31 July 2015 | [7] |
| Vakur Gökdenizler | 30 September 2015 | 9 January 2019 | [8] |
| Korhan Karakoç | 15 January 2019 | 24 January 2023 | [9] |
| Ufuk Gezer | 26 January 2023 | Present | [10] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı - Turkish Embassy In Canberra - Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". canberra.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Şimşir, Bilâl N., Ermeni Meselesi 1774-2005, 6. Baskı, Ankara-2013, Bilgi Yayınevi
- ^ Arik, Umut. "CURRICULUM VITAE OF AMBASSADOR UMUT ARIK.doc". Umut Arik.
- ^ "Amity bank 1st Turkish cheque, kick off third well". www.energynewsbulletin.net. 2002-03-25. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "TEPAV | Ekibimiz | N. Murat Ersavcı". TEPAV (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Tatz, Colin (2010-11-08). "Denial of an ugly past is holding Turkey back". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Feneley, Rick (2015-02-19). "Monuments to brutal truth, or to racial disharmony? Hard questions for multicultural NSW". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "O büyükelçi de sabıkalı çıktı - Yeni Akit". www.yeniakit.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "AFIC hosts farewell dinner for Turkish Ambassador". AMUST. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "'Tragedy of unprecedented scale': Turkish Canberrans call for support". The Canberra Times. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-05-06.