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List of ambassadors of Turkey to Switzerland

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The ambassador of Turkey to Switzerland is the official representative of the president of Turkey and the Turkish government to the head of state and government of Switzerland. The position is held by Emine Ece Özbayoğlu Acarsoy, who is the first woman to hold this office, presented her credentials to Guy Parmelin on 28 March 2021.[1]

List of ambassadors

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Title Name Appointed or Presented credentials and Terminated mission Ref.
Maslahatgüzar Ahmet Rüştü Demirel 29.10.1923-17.6.1924 [2][note 1]
Refik Birgen 17.6.1924-23.3.1925
Elçi Mehmet Münir Ertegün 23.3.1925-24.4.1929
Cemal Hüsnü Taray 31.10.1930-23.3.1936
Vasfi Menteş 19.8.1936-19.10.1942
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu 3.11.1942-30.9.1949
Büyükelçi 29.5.1951-13.7.1954
Faik Zihni Akdur 12.10.1954-2.10.1957
Fahreddin Kerim Gökay 30.11.1957-14.7.1960 [3]
Zeki Kuneralp 16.8.1960-7.1.1964
Adnan Kural 8.4.1964-4.7.1965
Nejad Kemal Kavur 9.7.1965-26.12.1966
Necmettin Tuncel 27.12.1966-16.7.1969
Cemil Vafi 31.7.1969-13.7.1972
Suat Bilge 29.9.1972-26.12.1979
Doğan Türkmen 27.12.1979-1.1.1984
Özdemir Yiğit 1.1.1984-1.1.1986
Haydar Saltık 1.1.1986-1.1.1989
Behiç Hazar 1.1.1989-1.1.1992
Aydın Yeğen 1.1.1992-1.1.1993
Kaya Toperi 1.1.1993-1.6.1993 [4]
Rıza Türmen 1.1.1995-1.1.1996
Taner Baytok 1.1.1996-1.1.1998
Erdal Tümer 16.11.1998-1.8.2000 [5]
Metin Örnekol 15.8.2000-16.11.2004 [6]
Alev Kılıç 20.11.2004-14.6.2009 [7]
Mustafa Oğuz Demiralp 9.10.2009-16.7.2010
Tanju Sümer 1.8.2010-31.7.2014
Mehmet Tuğrul Gücük 1.8.2014-2.8.2016 [8]
İlhan Saygılı 14.11.2016-27.3.2021 [9]
Emine Ece Özbayoğlu Acarsoy 28.3.2021

See also

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List of ambassadors of Switzerland to Turkey

References

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  1. ^ Temporary chargé d'affaires's not listed.
  1. ^ "Büyükelçi Ece Acarsoy'dan İsviçre Türk toplumuna ilk mesaj". Post Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  2. ^ Şımşır, Bilal N. "Cumhurıyetın İlk Çeyrek Yüzyilinda Türk Dıplomatık Temsılcılıklerı Ve TemsıLcılerı (1920-1950)". Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi.
  3. ^ "Eskişehir İz Bırakan Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Hakkında Bilgi". www.kenthaber.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. ^ ANKARA. "Sıra dışı diplomat Kaya Toperi öldü". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  5. ^ "Emekli Büyükelçi Erdal Tümer'in vefatı / T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı". www.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  6. ^ Liechtenstein Country Study Guide - Strategic Information and Developments. 2017. p. 115. ISBN 1514513641.
  7. ^ "Alev KILIÇ". avim.org.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  8. ^ "Turkish ambassador to Switzerland dies after long illness". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  9. ^ agencies/ug, swissinfo ch and agencies, swissinfo ch and. "Turkey rejects spying allegations in Switzerland". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2023-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)