List of ambassadors of Turkey to Israel

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

• Israel–Turkey relations

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.
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3. "Türkiye´nin İsrail eski büyükelçisi Ekrem Güvendiren hayatını kaybetti". Şalom Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
4. Gökçe, Onur (2012-07-01). "The Dynamics of Turkish-Israeli Relations". All-Azimuth. 1 (2): 55–68.
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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.