List of ambassadors of Turkey to New Zealand

The ambassador of Turkey to New Zealand is the official representative of the president and the government of the Republic of Turkey to the prime minister and government of New Zealand.

Ömür Ünsay in 2021

List of ambassadors edit

Ambassador Term start Term end Ref
Teoman Sürenkök 31 January 1992 30 October 1995 [1]
Halit Güvener 1 November 1995 30 March 1998
Ahmet H. Ermişoğlu 1 April 1998 15 September 2001
Ali Ünal Maraşlı 1 October 2001 31 March 2004
M. Uğur Ergun 1 June 2005 25 June 2008
Mehmet Taşer 12 May 2009 16 December 2010 [2]
Ali Yakıtal 15 January 2011 16 May 2012 [3]
Damla Yeşim Say 4 June 2012 15 November 2016 [4]
Ahmet Ergin 1 December 2016 15 March 2021 [5]
Ömür Ünsay 26 March 2021 Present [6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı – Turkish Embassy In Wellington – Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". wellington.be.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Foreign envoys present their credentials". gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ^ "The new Ambassador of Turkey, HE Mr Ali Yakıtal". The Office of the Governor-General. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Unique friendship from the embers of war". NZ Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Turkey, New Zealand have very special friendship: Envoy – Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ Journalist, Koroi Tadulala Multimedia. "Collaboration needed to address climate concerns". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 May 2023.