List of ambassadors of Turkey to the United Kingdom

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Ambassador of Turkey
to the Court of St. James's
Emblem of Turkey.svg
Star and crescent of Turkey
Incumbent
Osman Koray Ertaş
since 14 March 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)
Embassy of Turkey, London
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)
Seat London, United Kingdom
Appointer President of Turkey
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk
Formation1924

The list of ambassadors of Turkey to the United Kingdom provides a chronological record of individuals who have served as the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Turkey to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [1]

Contents

List of ambassadors

AmbassadorTerm StartTerm EndRef.
Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk 11 January 19241 September 1924 [2]
Zekai Apaydın 10 September 19241 June 1925 [3]
Ahmet Ferit Tek 1 June 19251 June 1932 [4]
Münir Ertegün 22 July 19321 March 1934 [5]
Ali Fethi Okyar 1 March 19341 January 1939 [6]
Tevfik Rüştü Aras 1 January 19391 March 1942 [7]
Rauf Orbay 23 March 19421 April 1944 [8]
Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın 17 April 19448 November 1945 [9]
Cevat Açıkalın 8 November 19451 March 1952 [10]
Hüseyin Ragıp Baydur3 March 195226 February 1955 [11]
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü 15 September 19551 May 1957 [12]
Muharrem Nuri Birgi1 June 19574 August 1960 [13]
Feridun Cemal Erkin 29 August 196028 March 1962 [14]
Kemal Kavur1 October 19624 November 1963 [15]
Zeki Kuneralp 7 January 19644 July 1966 [16]
Ümit Haluk Bayülken 14 July 196626 July 1969 [17]
Zeki Kuneralp 20 August 196927 October 1972 [18]
Turgut Menemencioğlu30 November 197216 August 1978 [19]
Vahap Aşiroğlu2 October 197813 July 1981 [20]
Rahmi Gümrükçüoğlu20 July 198127 December 1988 [21]
Nurver Nureş15 January 198927 September 1991 [22]
Candemir Önhon30 September 199117 May 1995 [23]
Özdem Sanberk 1 May 19951 March 2000 [24]
Korkmaz Haktanır1 April 20001 December 2002 [25]
Akın Alptuna1 February 20031 May 2007 [26]
Mehmet Yiğit Alpogan21 July 200726 June 2010 [27]
Ahmet Ünal Çeviköz15 July 201028 June 2014 [28]
Abdurrahman Bilgiç8 July 201426 September 2018 [29]
Ümit Yalçın27 September 20186 March 2023 [30]
Osman Koray Ertaş14 March 2023Present [31]

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