List of ambassadors of Turkey to Israel

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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.

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Turkey currently has no ambassador in Israel. [1]

List of ambassadors

AmbassadorTerm StartTerm EndRef.
Gündoğdu Üstün 1 January 198030 November 1980 [2]
Ekrem Güvendiren21 January 19921 May 1992 [3]
Onur Gökçe1 May 199231 May 1995 [4]
M. Barlas Özener1 June 199531 July 1999 [5]
Ahmet Üzümcü1 August 199930 June 2002 [6]
Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu 30 June 20027 January 2007 [7]
Namık Tan 21 January 200730 September 2009 [8]
A. Oğuz Çelikkol22 October 200916 November 2010 [9]
Doğan Ferhat Işık4 February 201417 August 2015 [10]
Cem Utkan1 September 20159 December 2016 [11]
Mekin Mustafa Kemal Ökem10 December 201616 April 2021 [12]

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