List of ambassadors of Turkey to China

Ambassador of Turkey to China
土耳其驻华大使
Türkiye'nin Çin Büyükelçisi

Incumbent
İsmail Hakkı Musa
since 1 April 2023

Residence| Beijing
Inaugural holder| Ahmet Hulusi Fuad Tugay
Formation| 3 July 1972
Website| Turkish 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

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Hulusi Fuat Tugay | 1 May 1929  | 30 July 1931  | Chargé d'affaires in Nanjing

* (* 1890 † 1967)
* From 31 December 1950 – 5 January 1954: Turkish Ambassador to Egypt [de][2]

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

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Hulusi Fuat Tugay | 29 May 1944  | 2 April 1947  |

* Envoy in Chongqing

(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

* From 27 July 1954 – 10 April 1960: Turkish Ambassador to Iran [de][4]

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

* 1956: Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria [de]
* From 1 January 1963 to 1 January 1964 he was Turkish Ambassador to Morocco [de][7]

Turgut Aytuğ | 26 May 1963  | 3 January 1967  | Minister in Taipei

* 1967-1970: Turkish Ambassador to Japan [de]

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

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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  |

* From 11 August to 29 December 1962 he was Turkish Ambassador to Tunisia [de]
* From 2 November 1973 he was Turkish Ambassador to Serbia [de]
* From 1983–1988 he was Turkish Ambassador to the Soviet Union [de].

Necdet Tezel [tr] | 24 November 1980  | 1 November 1984  |

* From 1976 to 1980 he was Turkish Ambassador to Greece [de]

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  |

* From 1 January 2001 to 1 January 2004: Turkish Ambassador to Norway [de][9]

Ünal Ünsal [tr] | 30 September 1996  | 4 November 1998  |

* From 31 May 1995 to 30 September 1996 he was Turkish Ambassador to Italy [de][10]

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  |

* From 1 August 1995 to 1 March 1998 he was Turkish Ambassador to Singapore [de][11]

Murat Salim Esenli [tr] | 1 April 2009  | 1 December 2013  |
Ali Murat Ersoy  | 15 December 2013  | December 2017  |

* Graduate of TED Ankara College and the Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations.
* Completed master's degree in International Studies at the University of Reading.

Abdulkadir Emin Önen | 1 December 2017  | 15 March 2023  |
İsmail Hakkı Musa [tr] | 1 April 2023  |  |

* From October 2011 to October 2012 he was Turkish Ambassador to Belgium
* From November 2016 to March 2021 he was Turkish Ambassador to France[12]

## See also[edit]

* China–Turkey relations
* Foreign relations of China
* Foreign relations of Turkey

## 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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