Namık Tan
Namık Tan | |
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| Ambassador of Turkey to United States | |
| In office 25 February 2010 – 31 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Nabi Şensoy |
| Succeeded by | Serdar Kılıç |
| Ambassador of Turkey to Israel | |
| In office 22 January 2007 – 23 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Feridun Sinirlioğlu |
| Succeeded by | Oğuz Çelikkol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Mardin, Turkey |
Namık Tan (born 1956 in Mardin, Turkey) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party. He was the ambassador of Turkey to the United States. He held that office from February 2010 until May 2014. He was a former ambassador of Turkey to Israel between 2007 and 2009.[1] He also served in the United Arab Emirates, Russia, and in senior positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Istanbul (II) in the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election.
Early life
Tan's family traces its ancestral roots to Bulgaria, Greece, Ossetia, Syria, and elsewhere. He became interested in diplomacy at a young age. His father was a Turkish administrator and his work required the family to move around frequently. This broad exposure prompted Tan to take the foreign service examination. He studied law but did not become a lawyer.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Biography, Washington Embassy of Turkey. http://www.washington.emb.mfa.gov.tr/AmbassadorsBio.aspx.
- ^ Tristan Abbey, "A Conversation with Namik Tan," The American Interest (February 13, 2012). http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1209
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