List of ambassadors of Turkey to the United States
Ambassador of Turkey to the United States | |
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Incumbent Murat Mercan Ambassador since March, 2021 | |
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Turkey, Washington D.C. | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Seat | Washington D.C., United States |
Appointer | President of Turkey |
Inaugural holder | Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu |
Formation | 1927 |
Website | Turkish Embassy - Washington D.C. |
The Turkish Ambassador to the United States is the official representative of the President of Turkey and the Government of Turkey to the President of the United States and Federal government of the United States.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
List of Turkish chiefs of mission to the United States[]
Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Appointer | ||
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Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu | 1927 | 1934 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | ||
Mehmet Münir Ertegün | 1934 | 1944 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | ||
Orhan Halit Erol | 1944 | 1945 | İsmet İnönü | ||
Hüseyin Ragıp Baydur | 1945 | 1948 | İsmet İnönü | ||
Feridun Cemal Erkin | 1948 | 1955 | İsmet İnönü | ||
Ali Haydar Görk | 1955 | 1957 | Celâl Bayar | ||
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü | 1957 | 1960 | Celâl Bayar | ||
Melih Esenbel | 1960 | 1960 | |||
Bülent Uşaklıgil | 1960 | 1962 | |||
Rıfat Turgut Menemencioğlu | 1962 | 1967 | Cemal Gürsel | ||
Melih Esenbel | 1967 | 1974 | Cevdet Sunay | ||
Aydın Yeğen | 1974 | 1975 | Fahri Korutürk | ||
Melih Esenbel | 1975 | 1979 | Fahri Korutürk | ||
Mustafa Şükrü Elekdağ | 1979 | 1989 | Fahri Korutürk | ||
Nüzhet Kandemir | 1989 | 1998 | Süleyman Demirel | ||
Baki İlkin | 1998 | 2001 | Süleyman Demirel | ||
Faruk Loğoğlu | 2001 | 2005 | Ahmet Necdet Sezer | ||
Nabi Şensoy | 2006 | 17 January 2010 | Ahmet Necdet Sezer | ||
Namık Tan | 15 February 2010 | 31 March 2014 | Abdullah Gül | ||
Serdar Kılıç | 2014 | 2021 | |||
Murat Mercan | 2021 | Present |
See also[]
- Turkey–United States relations
- Embassy of Turkey, Washington D.C.
- Ambassadors of the United States to Turkey
References[]
- ^ "Diplomatic Connections". www.diplomaticconnections.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs". www.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
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- ^ "12 büyükelçinin görev yeri değiştirildi".
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