The list of ambassadors of Turkey to Norway provides a chronological record of individuals who have served as the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Turkey to the Kingdom of Norway.
Ambassador | Term Start | Term End | Ref. |
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Ali Haydar Aktay | 1 January 1926 | 1 January 1928 | [note 1] [1] |
Ragıp Raif Köseraif | 1 January 1929 | 1 January 1938 | [note 1] [1] |
Süreyya Anderiman | 8 February 1946 | 27 May 1957 | [1] |
Fuat Bayramoğlu | 29 June 1957 | 7 May 1959 | |
Behçet Türkmen | 30 May 1959 | 29 July 1960 | |
Beşir Balcıoğlu | 30 October 1960 | 3 August 1964 | |
Osman Derinsu | 18 August 1964 | 11 August 1968 | |
Cihat Rüştü Veyselli | 31 August 1968 | 8 December 1971 | |
Cahit Hayta | 15 January 1972 | 22 November 1976 | |
Erdem Erner | 27 November 1976 | 24 June 1980 | |
Haluk Özgül | 28 June 1980 | 28 April 1984 | |
Şefik Fenmen | 28 April 1984 | 1 September 1986 | |
Üstün Dinçmen | 1 September 1986 | 26 August 1988 | |
Erol Celasun | 31 August 1988 | 2 December 1990 | |
Ömür Orhun | 6 December 1990 | 21 April 1995 | [2] |
Burhan Ant | 30 June 1995 | 31 March 1998 | [1] |
Osman Korutürk | 1 April 1998 | 1 October 2000 | [3] |
Berhan Ekinci | 31 October 2000 | 1 December 2004 | [4] |
Mehmet Kazım Görkay | 26 November 2004 | 1 April 2008 | [5] |
Hayati Güven | 1 April 2008 | 21 December 2011 | [1] |
Şanıvar Olgun | 16 January 2012 | 1 March 2014 | [6] |
Esat Şafak Göktürk | 1 March 2014 | 15 December 2018 | [7] |
Fazlı Çorman | 15 December 2018 | 15 January 2023 | [8] |
Gülin Dinç | 1 February 2023 | Present | [9] |
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