List of ambassadors of Turkey to South Korea

The ambassador of Turkey to South Korea is the official representative of the president and the government of the Republic of Turkey to the president and government of the Republic of Korea. The position is held by Salih Murat Tamer since 13 September 2022.[1]

List of ambassadors

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Ambassador Term Start Term End Ref.
Kamil İdil 30 September 1957 20 October 1959 [2]
Hikmet Hayri Anıl 30 April 1960 14 December 1963 [3]
Bülent Görkem 15 December 1963 7 July 1964
Okan Gezer 8 July 1964 30 September 1966
Şarık Arıyak 1 October 1966 13 April 1967
Bülent Kestelli 14 April 1967 7 June 1971
Yücel Ayaslı 7 June 1971 30 May 1972
Melih Erçin 31 May 1972 30 June 1980
Erdil Akay 8 July 1980 19 April 1982
Bedrettin Tunabaş 23 April 1982 16 November 1984
Metin Sirman 23 November 1984 16 December 1986
Yunus Güçel 29 December 1986 24 February 1989
Muammer Akçer 11 March 1989 24 December 1990
Turhan Fırat 25 December 1990 16 March 1994
Kaya G. Toperi 15 June 1994 30 April 1996
Halil Dağ 16 October 1996 1 November 2000
Tomur Bayer 16 November 2000 4 January 2003
Selim Kuneralp 15 January 2003 17 December 2005
Deniz Özmen 31 December 2005 30 September 2009
Erdoğan Şerif İşcan 13 November 2009 5 May 2011
Naci Sarıbaş 15 June 2011 16 December 2013 [4]
Arslan Hakan Okçal 1 January 2014 20 December 2017 [5]
Durmuş Ersin Erçin 1 January 2018 10 September 2022 [6]
Salih Murat Tamer 13 September 2022 Present [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Service (KOCIS), Korean Culture and Information. "Turkish ambassador expresses gratitude to Korea : Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea". www.korea.net. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  2. ^ "TÜRKİYE BÜYÜK MİLLET MECLİSİ KATALOĞU". 2015-04-11. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  3. ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı - Turkish Embassy In Seoul - Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". seul.be.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  4. ^ ANTER, (DHA), Yaşar. "Gözler Güney Koreli turistte". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  5. ^ Sabah, Daily (2017-10-18). "Turkey, South Korea reaffirm ties at 67th anniversary of Korean War". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  6. ^ "'Güney Kore hassasiyetlerimize en fazla özen gösteren dostlarımızdan'". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  7. ^ Si-young, Choi (2023-02-09). "Yoon offers condolences to Turkish envoy during visit". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-06.