List of ambassadors of Turkey to Germany

The list of ambassadors of Turkey to Germany provides a chronological record of individuals who have served as the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Turkey to the many countries that existed in what is today known as the Federal Republic of Germany.

List of ambassadors edit

Ambassadors resident at Berlin (1929–1944) edit

The ambassador was the diplomatic representative to Nazi Germany.

Ambassador Term start Term end Ref.
Kemalettin Sami Gökçen 29 September 1929 15 April 1934 [1]
Hamdi Arpağ 12 May 1934 31 July 1939 [2]
Hüsrev Gerede 5 September 1939 27 July 1942 [3]
Mustafa Saffet Arıkan 1 August 1942 17 March 1944 [4]

Ambassadors resident at Bonn (1950–1999) edit

The ambassador was the diplomatic representative to West Germany.

Ambassador Term start Term end Ref.
Nizamettin Ayaşlı 6 March 1950 21 September 1952 [5]
Suad Hayri Ürgüplü 29 October 1952 26 September 1955 [6]
Seyfullah Esin 27 December 1955 14 June 1957 [7]
Settar İksel 19 June 1957 1 October 1961 [8]
Mehmet Baydur 1 November 1961 9 April 1964 [9]
Ziya Müezzinoğlu 25 August 1964 2 December 1966 [10]
Oğuz Gökmen 3 December 1966 22 February 1972 [11]
Vahit Halefoğlu 25 February 1972 12 September 1982 [12]
Oktay İşcen 22 November 1982 22 August 1988 [13]
Reşat Arım 31 August 1988 26 November 1990 [14]
Onur Öymen 6 December 1990 16 June 1995 [15]
Volkan Vural 30 June 1995 30 April 1998 [16]
Tugay Uluçevik 30 April 1998 15 September 2000 [17]

Ambassadors resident at Berlin (1999–present) edit

Ambassador Term start Term end Ref.
Tugay Uluçevik 30 April 1998 15 September 2000 [17]
Osman Korutürk 18 September 2000 6 September 2003 [18]
Mehmet Ali İrtemçelik 16 October 2003 18 March 2008 [19]
Ali Ahmet Acet 1 April 2008 31 December 2011 [20]
Hüseyin Avni Karslıoğlu 15 January 2012 31 October 2016 [21]
Ali Kemal Aydın 15 November 2016 16 July 2021 [22]
Ahmet Başar Şen 1 August 2021 Present [23]

References edit

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