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List of ambassadors of Turkey to Israel

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Turkish ambassador to Israel Kemal Ökem presents his letter of credence to the president of Israel Reuven Rivlin on 12 December 2016.

The ambassador of Turkey to Israel is the official envoy in Tel Aviv[note 1] who represents the Republic of Turkey and is accredited to the State of Israel as the resident representative of the government of Turkey.

Turkey currently has no ambassador in Israel.[1]

List of ambassadors

Ambassador Term Start Term End Ref.
Gündoğdu Üstün 1 January 1980 30 November 1980 [2]
Ekrem Güvendiren 21 January 1992 1 May 1992 [3]
Onur Gökçe 1 May 1992 31 May 1995 [4]
M. Barlas Özener 1 June 1995 31 July 1999 [5]
Ahmet Üzümcü 1 August 1999 30 June 2002 [6]
Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu 30 June 2002 7 January 2007 [7]
Namık Tan 21 January 2007 30 September 2009 [8]
A. Oğuz Çelikkol 22 October 2009 16 November 2010 [9]
Doğan Ferhat Işık 4 February 2014 17 August 2015 [10]
Cem Utkan 1 September 2015 9 December 2016 [11]
Mekin Mustafa Kemal Ökem 10 December 2016 16 April 2021 [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Turkey recognises Tel Aviv as Israel's capital.
  1. ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı - Turkish Embassy In Tel Aviv - Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". telaviv.be.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ^ ÖZCAN, GENCER. "TÜRKİYE – İSRAİL İLİŞKİLERİNDE DÖNÜŞÜM: GÜVENLİĞİN ÖTESİ" (PDF). TESEV: 36.
  3. ^ "Türkiye´nin İsrail eski büyükelçisi Ekrem Güvendiren hayatını kaybetti". Şalom Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ^ Gökçe, Onur (2012-07-01). "Onur Gökçe, "The Dynamics of Turkish-Israeli Relations," All Azimuth 1, No.2 (2012): 55-68". All-Azimuth Vol.1, No.2, pp.55-68.
  5. ^ "126 emekli büyükelçinin bildirisi: Bahçeli o diplomat için talimat verdi - Yeni Akit". www.yeniakit.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. ^ "Ahmet Üzümcü". www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  7. ^ Çelik, Mehmet (2015-08-29). "Who is Turkey's new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Feridun Sinirlioğlu?". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  8. ^ "Namık Tan: Toz bulutu dağılmaya başladığında, siyasi depremle karşı karşıya kalacağız". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  9. ^ "Israel apologizes to Turkey in diplomatic spat". Reuters. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  10. ^ "İşte İsrail ile açıklanmayan metin". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  11. ^ Sabah, Daily (2016-07-03). "Turkey's humanitarian aid ship reaches Ashdod port with 11,000 tons of relief supplies for Gaza". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  12. ^ "President announces Kemal Ökem as Turkey's new ambassador to Israel - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.