List of ambassadors of Turkey to China

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Ambassador of Turkey to China
土耳其驻华大使
Türkiye'nin Çin Büyükelçisi
Incumbent
İsmail Hakkı Musa
since 1 April 2023
ResidenceBeijing
Inaugural holderAhmet Hulusi Fuad Tugay
Formation3 July 1972
WebsiteTurkish Embassy - Beijing

The Turkish Ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Ankara to the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC).[1]

List of Turkish chiefs of mission to China[edit]

Envoys to the Republic of China[edit]

Name Term start Term end Notes
Hulusi Fuat Tugay 1 May 1929 30 July 1931 Chargé d'affaires in Nanjing
Emin Âli Sipahi 21 December 1939 20 September 1942

Minister in Chongqing presented credentials to President Lin Sen. (* 1895 † 1952) studied at the University of Istanbul, was a lecturer, professor, poet, and educator.

  • 28 October 1933 – 1938: envoy in Brussels.
  • 21 January 1944 – 10 June 1945: Envoy in Riyadh.
  • 26 September 1946 – 1950: Turkish Ambassador to Argentina [de].
  • 1951-1952: Turkish Ambassadors to Sweden.
Abdul Mennan Tebelen 19 April 1943 17 September 1943 Chargé d'affaires in Chongqing.
  • 8 September 1951: Consul General in Tokyo.[3]

Ambassadors to the Republic of China[edit]

Name Term start Term end Notes
Hulusi Fuat Tugay 29 May 1944 2 April 1947

(1890–1967)

Muammer Hamdi Dambel 2 April 194 5 February 1948 Chargé d'affaires in Chongqing.
  • 1952: Consul General in Paris
Necdet Özmen 5 February 1948 25 October 1948 Chargé d'affaires in Chongqing.
  • 1971-1973: Ambassador in Santiago de Chile
İzzettin Aksalur 14 August 1953 General
Hikmet Hayri Anlı 30 March 1954 28 September 1957 Chargé d'affaires in Taipei
  • From 29 October 1957 to 1 April 1960 he was Consul General in New York [5]
Cemi Vafi 5 January 1958 [6]
Tevfik Kâzım Kemahlı 27 May 1960 25 May 1963 Minister in Taipei
Turgut Aytuğ 26 May 1963 3 January 1967 Minister in Taipei
Halûk Kocaman 28 January 1967 2 January 1970 Envoy in Taipei
  • Haluk Kocamen [8]

Ambassadors to the People's Republic of China[edit]

Name Term start Term end Notes
Ahmet Nuri Eren [de] 31 October 1972 7 May 1974
Adnan Bulak [tr] 22 October 1974 16 February 1978 29 January 1981: Turkish Ambassador to France [fr]
Oktay Cankardeş [tr] 30 August 1978 17 October 1980
Necdet Tezel [tr] 24 November 1980 1 November 1984
Behiç Hazar [tr] 10 October 1984 16 June 1988
Bilal Şimşir [tr] 27 June 1988 17 October 1990
Reşat Arım [tr] 30 November 1990 16 May 1994
Berhan Ekinci [tr] 31 May 1994 16 September 1996
Ünal Ünsal [tr] 30 September 1996 4 November 1998
Daryal Batıbay [tr] 17 October 1998 17 August 2000
Rafet Akgünay [tr] 30 July 2000 17 October 2004
Oktay Özüye [tr] 30 November 2004 28 December 2008
Murat Salim Esenli [tr] 1 April 2009 1 December 2013
Ali Murat Ersoy 15 December 2013 December 2017
Abdulkadir Emin Önen 1 December 2017 15 March 2023
İsmail Hakkı Musa [tr] 1 April 2023

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy In Beijing". beijing.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ Ahmet Hulusi Fuad Tugay
  3. ^ "Cemi Vafi". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ^ Izzettim Akazalur Archived 22 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Turkish Ambassadors to Iran [1]
  5. ^ Consul General in New York Hikmet Hayri Anlı
  6. ^ "Cemi Vafi". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  7. ^ Turkish Ambassadors to Morocco
  8. ^ "Halûk Kocaman". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  9. ^ Turkish Ambassadors to Norway
  10. ^ Turkish Ambassadors to Italy
  11. ^ Oktay Özüye
  12. ^ "Ambassador's Biography". Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Beijing. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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