The ambassador of Turkey to Iraq is the official representative of the president and the government of the Republic of Turkey to the president and government of Iraq.
| Ambassador of Turkey to Iraq | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent Ali Rıza Güney | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Turkey in Baghdad | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Appointer | President |
| Inaugural holder | Tahir Lütfü Tokalp |
List of ambassadors
edit| Name | Term Start | Term End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahir Lütfü Tokalp | 1 January 1929 | 1 January 1939 | [1] |
| Ahmet Cevat Üstün | 2 January 1939 | 1 January 1945 | |
| Nebil Bati | 2 January 1945 | 31 December 1948 | |
| Rahmi Apak | 1 January 1949 | 31 December 1952 | |
| Nedim Veysel İlkin | 23 April 1953 | 23 April 1953 | |
| Mehmet Naci Perkel | 27 November 1953 | 13 July 1954 | |
| Muzaffer Göksenin | 30 October 1954 | 19 April 1957 | |
| Behçet Türkmen | 29 March 1957 | 22 May 1959 | |
| Fuat Bayramoğlu | 8 May 1959 | 28 September 1960 | |
| Seyfettin Turagay | 28 September 1960 | 9 October 1964 | |
| Baha Vefa Karatay | 19 November 1964 | 19 January 1967 | |
| Emin Ali Binkaya | 26 January 1967 | 22 May 1968 | |
| Pertev Subaşi | 29 May 1968 | 18 July 1972 | |
| Nazif Çuhruk | 1 December 1972 | 3 October 1976 | |
| Sencer Asena | 9 August 1978 | 28 May 1982 | |
| Nüzhet Kandemir | 6 June 1982 | 1 October 1986 | |
| Sönmez Köksal | 25 September 1986 | 25 December 1990 | |
| Necati Utkan | 25 December 1990 | 31 December 1991 | |
| Sadi Çalişlar | 5 March 1993 | 3 January 1997 | |
| Selim Karaosmanoğlu | 31 December 1996 | 15 January 2001 | |
| Melih Mehmet Akat | 13 January 2001 | 5 January 2003 | |
| Osman Ali Feyyaz Paksüt | 29 December 2002 | 30 July 2004 | |
| Ahmet Ünal Çeviköz | 16 November 2004 | 1 January 2007 | |
| Derya Kanbay | 20 January 2007 | 1 October 2009 | [2] |
| Murat Özçelik | 10 October 2009 | 1 November 2011 | [3] |
| Yunus Demirer | 1 December 2011 | 17 September 2013 | [4] |
| Faruk Kaymakcı | 3 November 2013 | 25 January 2017 | [5] |
| Fatih Yıldız | 25 January 2017 | 1 May 2021 | [6] |
| Ali Rıza Güney | 1 May 2021 | Present | [7] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Top UN official in Iraq visits Turkey - Iraq | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Murat Özçelik: "Bugün Irak'ta yaşanan sorunların temelinde İran'ın Irak üzerinde kurduğu hegemonya var" | Farklı Bakış" (in Turkish). 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Rocket Hits Turkish Embassy Wall in Iraq". Naharnet. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Bağdat Büyükelçiliğinden Irak'a seyahat uyarısı". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Türkiye'nin Bağdat Büyükelçisi, Irak Dışişleri Bakanlığı'na çağrıldı". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Receives Turkish Ambassador to Iraq – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of IRAQ". mofa.gov.iq. Retrieved 2024-03-14.