List of ambassadors of Turkey to China

The Turkish Ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Ankara to the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC).[1]

Ambassador of Turkey to China
土耳其驻华大使
Türkiye'nin Çin Büyükelçisi
Incumbent
İsmail Hakkı Musa
since 1 April 2023
ResidenceBeijing
Inaugural holderAhmet Hulusi Fuad Tugay
Formation3 July 1972
WebsiteTurkish Embassy - Beijing

List of Turkish chiefs of mission to China edit

Envoys to the Republic of China edit

Name Term start Term end Notes
Hulusi Fuat Tugay 1 May 1929 30 July 1931 Chargé d'affaires in Nanjing
Emin Âli Sipahi 21 December 1939 20 September 1942

Minister in Chongqing presented credentials to President Lin Sen. (* 1895 † 1952) studied at the University of Istanbul, was a lecturer, professor, poet, and educator.

  • 28 October 1933 – 1938: envoy in Brussels.
  • 21 January 1944 – 10 June 1945: Envoy in Riyadh.
  • 26 September 1946 – 1950: Turkish Ambassador to Argentina [de].
  • 1951-1952: Turkish Ambassadors to Sweden.
Abdul Mennan Tebelen 19 April 1943 17 September 1943 Chargé d'affaires in Chongqing.
  • 8 September 1951: Consul General in Tokyo.[3]

Ambassadors to the Republic of China edit

Name Term start Term end Notes
Hulusi Fuat Tugay 29 May 1944 2 April 1947

(1890–1967)

Muammer Hamdi Dambel 2 April 194 5 February 1948 Chargé d'affaires in Chongqing.
  • 1952: Consul General in Paris
Necdet Özmen 5 February 1948 25 October 1948 Chargé d'affaires in Chongqing.
  • 1971-1973: Ambassador in Santiago de Chile
İzzettin Aksalur 14 August 1953 General
Hikmet Hayri Anlı 30 March 1954 28 September 1957 Chargé d'affaires in Taipei
  • From 29 October 1957 to 1 April 1960 he was Consul General in New York [5]
Cemi Vafi 5 January 1958 [6]
Tevfik Kâzım Kemahlı 27 May 1960 25 May 1963 Minister in Taipei
Turgut Aytuğ 26 May 1963 3 January 1967 Minister in Taipei
Halûk Kocaman 28 January 1967 2 January 1970 Envoy in Taipei
  • Haluk Kocamen [8]

Ambassadors to the People's Republic of China edit

Name Term start Term end Notes
Ahmet Nuri Eren [de] 31 October 1972 7 May 1974
Adnan Bulak [tr] 22 October 1974 16 February 1978 29 January 1981: Turkish Ambassador to France [fr]
Oktay Cankardeş [tr] 30 August 1978 17 October 1980
Necdet Tezel [tr] 24 November 1980 1 November 1984
Behiç Hazar [tr] 10 October 1984 16 June 1988
Bilal Şimşir [tr] 27 June 1988 17 October 1990
Reşat Arım [tr] 30 November 1990 16 May 1994
Berhan Ekinci [tr] 31 May 1994 16 September 1996
Ünal Ünsal [tr] 30 September 1996 4 November 1998
Daryal Batıbay [tr] 17 October 1998 17 August 2000
Rafet Akgünay [tr] 30 July 2000 17 October 2004
Oktay Özüye [tr] 30 November 2004 28 December 2008
Murat Salim Esenli [tr] 1 April 2009 1 December 2013
Ali Murat Ersoy 15 December 2013 December 2017
Abdulkadir Emin Önen 1 December 2017 15 March 2023
İsmail Hakkı Musa [tr] 1 April 2023

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In Beijing". beijing.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ Ahmet Hulusi Fuad Tugay
  3. ^ "Cemi Vafi". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ^ Izzettim Akazalur Archived 22 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Turkish Ambassadors to Iran [1]
  5. ^ Consul General in New York Hikmet Hayri Anlı
  6. ^ "Cemi Vafi". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  7. ^ Turkish Ambassadors to Morocco
  8. ^ "Halûk Kocaman". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  9. ^ Turkish Ambassadors to Norway
  10. ^ Turkish Ambassadors to Italy
  11. ^ Oktay Özüye
  12. ^ "Ambassador's Biography". Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Beijing. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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