List of ambassadors of Turkey to OECD

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The list of ambassadors of Turkey to OECD includes diplomats responsible for representing Turkey within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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Turkey's Permanent Mission to the OECD has been operational since 1961, following its earlier representation to the OEEC. Since 1982, the Permanent Mission has been based at "9 Rue Alfred Dehodencq, 75016, Paris." The Mission includes personnel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. [1]

List of ambassadors

#AmbassadorTerm startTerm endRef.
1 Mehmet Ali Tiney 1 January 19521 January 1961 [1]
2 Prof. Aziz Köklü 1 January 19611 January 1962
3 Münir Mostar 1 January 19621 January 1964
4 Cahit Kayra 1 January 19651 January 1968
5 Metin Kızılkaya 1 January 19681 January 1970
6 Kamuran Gürün 1 January 19701 January 1972
7 Memduh Aytür 1 January 19721 January 1981
8 Pertev Subaşı 1 January 19811 January 1983
9 Tanşuğ Bleda 1 January 19831 January 1988
10 Mustafa Aşula 1 January 19881 January 1990
11 Temel İskit 1 January 19901 January 1994 [2]
12 Prof. Dr. Orhan Güvenen 1 January 19941 January 1997 [3]
13 Dr. Akın Alptuna 1 January 19971 January 2000 [1]
14 Uluç Özülker 1 January 20001 January 2002 [4]
15 Sencer Özsoy 1 January 20021 January 2006 [5]
16 Ahmet Kamil Erozan 1 December 20061 November 2011 [6]
17 Kadri Ecvet Tezcan 5 January 201215 November 2013 [7]
18 Mithat Rende 12 November 20131 March 2016 [8]
19 Erdem Başçı 26 May 201610 March 2021 [9]
20 Kerem Alkin 15 March 202118 October 2024 [10]
21 Esen Altuğ 1 November 2024Present [11]

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