List of permanent representatives of Turkey to NATO


The list of permanent representatives of Turkey to NATO comprises diplomats responsible for representing Turkey's interests within the military alliance. The current permanent representative is Ambassador Zeki Levent Gümrükçü.[1]

List of permanent representatives

Name Term Start Term End Ref.
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu 18 February 1952 1 January 1954 [2]
Mehmet Ali Tiney 1 January 1954 1 January 1957 [3]
Selim Rauf Sarper 1 January 1957 1 January 1960 [4]
Ali Haydar Görk 1 January 1960 1 November 1960 [5]
Muharrem Nuri Birgi 1 November 1960 1 January 1972 [6]
Orhan Eralp 1 January 1972 1 January 1976 [7]
Ali Coşkun Kırca 1 January 1976 1 January 1978 [5]
Osman Esim Olcay 1 January 1978 1 January 1988 [8]
Tugay Özçeri 1 January 1988 1 January 1989 [9]
Ünal Ünsal 1 January 1989 1 January 1991 [10]
Tugay Özçeri 1 January 1991 1 January 1997 [11]
Onur Öymen 1 January 1997 1 January 2002 [12]
Ahmet Üzümcü 1 January 2002 1 January 2004 [13]
Mehmet Ümit Pamir 1 January 2004 1 January 2007 [14]
Tacan İldem 1 January 2007 9 October 2009 [15]
Haydar Berk 9 October 2009 18 September 2013 [16]
Mehmet Fatih Ceylan 18 September 2013 15 November 2018 [17]
Basat Öztürk 15 November 2018 8 January 2023 [18]
Zeki Levent Gümrükçü 12 January 2023 Present [19]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Prof. Dr. Zehra Aslan | Fatin Rüştü Zorlu'nun yaşamına ve düşüncelerine dair kısa notlar". Independent Türkçe (in Turkish). 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. ^ "Mehmet Ali Tiney, Former NATO Representative". The U.S. National Archives. 1948. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ^ Terkoğlu, Barış (2010-05-04). "Başbakan Selim Sarper'in Adını Hiç Duydu mu?". Oda TV (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  5. ^ a b Facts and Figures (PDF). Brussels: NATO Information Service. 1984. p. 307.
  6. ^ "DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE ATLANTIC COMMUNITY AND TURKEY - Muharrem Nuri Birgi - Dış Politika Enstitüsü" (in Turkish). 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  7. ^ NATO Handbook. Brussels: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Information Service. February 1974. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Fotografia de família da NATO" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  9. ^ NATO. "Allocution par le Représentant permanent de la Turquie au Conseil Atlantique, Ambassadeur Tugay Özçeri à l'occasion de la v..." NATO. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  10. ^ "'Türkiye,1983 yılında NATO'yu bloke etti'". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  11. ^ ""Adımız Çıkmış Futbolcuya"". Socrates Dergi (in Turkish). 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  12. ^ Tümer, Mert; Çiçekçi, Zeynep Burçe; Yıldız, Maryame Deniz; Cesur, Rana Ecem; Yılmaz, Berk (2023). "Onur Öymen'in NATO daimi temsilciliği: Türkiye'nin NATO'daki rolünü güçlendirmeyi amaçladığı dönem". Bilkent University (in Turkish).
  13. ^ "Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü - The Council on Strategic Risks". councilonstrategicrisks.org. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  14. ^ "Ümit Pamir". www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  15. ^ NATO. "Remarks by Ambassador Tacan Ildem, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy at the inauguration ceremony of the Slovakia NFIU, Baracks Bratislava - Vajnory". NATO. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  16. ^ NATO. "Haydar Berk, Permanent Representative of Turkey". NATO. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  17. ^ NATO. "Mehmet Fatih Ceylan, Permanent Representative of Turkey to NATO". NATO. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  18. ^ "'NATO must respect security concerns of each ally'". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  19. ^ Şafak, Yeni. "Bakan Güler NATO Karargahı'nda | Gündem Haberleri". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-11.