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List of Austrian emissaries and ambassadors to the Ottoman Empire (until 1918) and in Turkey (from 1922).
| Appointment | Name | Remarks | Appointed by | accredited to | Left the post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1510 | Frederico di Strassoldo | envoy | Maximilian I | Selim I | 1511 |
| 1530 | Benedikt Kuripečič | envoy | Ferdinand I | Suleyman I | |
| 1554 | Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq | Envoy and ambassador | Ferdinand I | Suleyman I | 1562 |
| 1572 | David Ungnad | Messenger and Ambassador | Maximilian II | Selim II | 1578 |
| 1578 | Johann Joachim von Sinzendorf | Envoy, [1] | Rudolf II | Murad III | |
| 1608 | Adam Freiherr zu Herberstein | envoy | Ahmed I | 1609 | |
| 1616 | Hermann Czernin von Chudenitz | envoy | Matthias | 1618 | |
| 1700 | Philipp Ludwig Wenzel von Sinzendorf | Ambassador | Leopold I | Mustafa II | 1701 |
| 1701 | Leopold Mamuca della Torre | Leopold I | Mustafa II | 1703 | |
| 1703 | Leopold von Talmann | Joseph I | Ahmed III | 1711 | |
| 1711 | Anselm Franz von Fleischmann | Charles VI | Ahmed III | 1716 | |
| 12 January 1719 | Damian Hugo, Count of Virmont | Charles VI | Ahmed III | 27 March 1720 | |
| 28 March 1720 | Josef von Dirling | [2] | Charles VI | Ahmed III | 14 July 1728 |
| 14 July 1728 | Ludwig von Talmann | Charles VI | Ahmed III | 18 July 1737 | |
| 18. July 1737 to August 11, 1740: interruption of relations | |||||
| 11 August 1740 | Anton Corfiz Ulfeldt | (* 1699; † 1760) Grand Ambassador | Maria Theresa | Mahmud I | 20 October 1740 |
| 25 October 1740 | Anton Corfiz Ulfeldt | Ambassador | Maria Theresa | Mahmud I | 4 May 1741 |
| 4 May 1741 | Heinrich von Penckler | Maria Theresa | Mahmud I | 31 January 1754 | |
| 1 April 1754 | Josef von Schwachheim | Maria Theresa | Osman III | 16 January 1762 | |
| 16 January 1762 | Heinrich von Penckler | Maria Theresa | Mustafa III | 5 June 1766 | |
| 5 June 1766 | Franz Anton Brognard | Maria Theresa | Mustafa III | 22 June 1769 | |
| 1766 | Josef von Heinrich | envoy | Maria Theresia | Mustafa III | |
| 18 September 1769 | Johann Amadeus von Thugut | (* 1736 in Linz, † 1818 in Vienna) | Maria Theresa | Mustafa III | 27 August 1776 |
| 1769 | Emanuel of Tassara | Envoy, business manager | Maria Theresa | Mustafa III | |
| 10 July 1779 | Peter Philipp von Herbert-Rathkeal | (* 1735 in Constantinople) | Joseph II | Abdulhamid I | 9 February 1788 |
| . 9 February 1788 to September 16, 1791: Relationships broken as a result of the Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) | |||||
| 16 September 1791 | Bartholomew of Testa | Envoy [3] | Leopold II | Selim III | |
| 20 February 1792 | Peter Philipp von Herbert-Rathkeal | Leopold II | Selim III | 20 February 1802 | |
| 1792 | Bartholomäus von Testa | Envoy | Leopold II | Selim III | |
| 28 June 1802 | Ignaz Lorenz von Stürmer | Franz II | Selim III | 10 March 1818 | |
| 8 April 1818 | Rudolf von Lützow | (1780-1858), | Franz II | Mahmud II | 31 July 1822 |
| 31 July 1822 | Franz von Ottenfels-Gschwind | (1778-1851) | Franz II | Mahmud II | 2 October 1832 |
| 2 October 1832 | Bartholomäus von Stürmer | Franz II | Mahmud II | 24 April 1850 | |
| 1832 | Eduard von Klezl | (1805-1874), Envoy | Franz II | Mahmud II | |
| 27 March 1853 | Karl Ludwig von Bruck | Franz Joseph I. | Abdülmecid I | 21 January 1855 | |
| 22 February 1855 | August von Koller | (1805-1883) | Franz Joseph I. | Abdülmecid I | 12 October 1855 |
| 12 October 1855 | Anton von Prokesch-Osten | Envoy, From 27 July 1867 Ambassador | Franz Joseph I. | Abdülmecid I | 3 November 1871 |
| 10 January 1872 | Emanuel von Ludolf | (1823 in Linz - 1898 in Vercelli, Piemont) | Franz Joseph I. | Abdülaziz | 15 March 1874 |
| 11 March 1874 | Franz Zichy zu Zich und von Vásonykeö | Ambassador [4] | Franz Joseph I. | Abdülaziz | 26 November 1879 |
| 15 July 1880 | Heinrich von Calice | (* 1831; † 1912) Ambassador | Franz Joseph I. | Murad V | 22 September 1906 |
| 5 October 1906 | Johann von Pallavicini | Ambassador | Franz Joseph I. | Murad V | 11 November 1918 |
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