List of ambassadors of Turkey to Afghanistan

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The list of ambassadors of Turkey to Afghanistan provides a chronological record of individuals who have served as the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Turkey to the many countries that existed in what is today known as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

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Suicide attack on ambassador

On 26 February 2015, a suicide bomber targeted İsmail Aramaz by ramming a Toyota sedan filled with explosives to a diplomatic Mercedes-Benz SUV used by the Embassy of Turkey outside their compound. Witnesses say the diplomatic SUV was waiting to pick up İsmail Aramaz, a Turkish national, who was just appointed as the representative of NATO to Afghanistan. He was not in the car and survived. The attack killed one Turkish soldier and wounded another. [1]

Importantly, İsmail Aramaz also served as the ambassador of Turkey to Afghanistan, and his term had ended a month prior to the attack, as he was now the representative of NATO to Afghanistan. [2]

Turkish soldiers stationed at the embassy responded to the scene. [3]

Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they did not intend to harm any diplomatic mission, and that they targeted a US convoy. [4]

Turkish Armed Forces said in a brief statement that the attack targeted the team tasked with protecting İsmail Aramaz. [5]

List of ambassadors

AmbassadorTerm startTerm endRef.
Abdur Rahman Peshawari 1 August 192025 June 1922 [6]
Fahrettin Türkkan 26 June 192212 May 1926
Yusuf Hikmet Bayur 30 June 19281 August 1931
Memduh Şevket Esendal19 November 193331 October 1941
Kemal Köprülü21 May 194215 May 1945
Ahmet Cavad Üstün30 May 194514 December 1949
Cemal Yeşil28 March 195126 January 1956
Zekai Okan27 February 195619 February 1959
Talat Benler31 March 19604 August 1964
Cemil Vafi7 November 196419 December 1966
Hamit Batu29 December 196618 January 1971
Ömer Faruk Şahinbaş28 November 19712 April 1976
İlhan Bakay31 July 197829 July 1981
Altan Güven1 December 198116 August 1985
Salih Zeki Karaca1 January 19851 January 1990
Aykut Çetirge30 October 19931 May 1995 [7]
Bilge Cankorel7 December 199527 November 1997 [8]
Ahmet Müfit Özdeş12 March 200228 January 2004 [9]
Bülent Tulun28 January 200417 December 2005 [10]
İsmail Ethem Tokdemir25 December 200519 September 2009 [11]
Basat Öztürk 18 May 20111 December 2013 [12]
İsmail Aramaz25 December 20131 January 2015 [5]
Ali Sait Akın21 July 201516 November 2017 [13]
Oğuzhan Ertuğrul30 November 201714 May 2021 [14]
Cihad Erginay 22 May 2021Present [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan (designate)". NATO. 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kabul Bomb Hits Turkish Embassy Car". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kabul bomb hits Turkish embassy car". BBC News. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Turkish soldier killed in attack on embassy vehicle in Kabul". AP NEWS. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı – Turkish Embassy In Kabul – Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". kabil.be.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Afganistan ve Polonya Büyükelçilik Binaları". Sanattan Yansimalar (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  8. ↑ ANKARA, Uğur ERGAN /. "Cesur Müfit Kabil Elçisi". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Bildirici, Faruk. "Amerikan elçisinin adamlarına tüfek çevirttim yarım saat kımıldamadan beklettim". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Afganistan'da Türk mühendis öldürüldü". arsiv.ntv.com.tr. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. ↑ A.A. "Tokdemir Kabil büyükelçiliğine atandı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Wilson, Grady (22 December 2022). "H.E. Basat Öztürk". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  13. ↑ Kelley, Michael B. "There's A Reason Why All Of The Reports About Benghazi Are So Confusing". Business Insider. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  14. ↑ MENAFN. "Afghanistan, Turkey Celebrates 100 Years Of Diplomatic Relations". menafn.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Taliban aid group donates $50,000 in plastic bag to Turkey earthquake victims". Al Arabiya English. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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