List of consuls general of Turkey to Palestine

This list of consuls general of Turkey to Palestine provides a chronological record of individuals who have served as the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Turkey to the State of Palestine. Some sources refer to the consul general as if they are an ambassador.[1]

List of consuls general

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Consul-General Term start Term end Ref.
Hasan Basri Lostar 24 June 1925 17 March 1927 [2]
Mehmet Refik Durmaz 17 March 1927 30 June 1928
Atıf Kor 20 July 1928 22 November 1930
Hasan Sabri Kezrak 12 April 1931 31 August 1931
Rüşemi Bey 9 September 1931 30 May 1932
Talat Kayaalp Bey 6 July 1932 4 December 1934
Ahmed Umar 7 December 1934 24 July 1938
Cemal Tevfik Karasapan 25 July 1938 16 April 1942
Hilmi Kamil Bayur 9 May 1942 10 August 1943
Fuad Aktan 25 September 1943 13 July 1945
Ahmet Rüştü Demirel 12 October 1945 31 July 1949
Burhan Işın 25 November 1949 18 February 1951
Fuat Bayramoğlu 19 February 1951 9 September 1953
Hakkı Kentli 29 November 1953 13 July 1959
Sadullah Eygi 21 February 1961 25 March 1961
Kemal Yurdadoğan 25 March 1961 18 September 1961
Celalettin Ziyal 19 September 1961 15 October 1964
Halil Kaya Pirnar 15 October 1964 2 September 1966
Ali Refik İleri 3 September 1966 15 July 1971
Behiç Kışınbay 27 July 1971 17 August 1975
Aydın Alacakaptan 31 August 1975 16 October 1977
Yusuf Kadri Dicle 31 October 1977 7 July 1978
Işık Akın (UZER) 1 October 1992 17 August 1996
Ethem Tokdemir 1 September 1996 16 August 2000 [3]
Hüseyin Avni Bıçaklı 1 September 2000 13 February 2005 [4]
Ercan Özer 15 February 2005 12 November 2009 [5]
Şakir Özkan Torunlar 17 April 2010 1 February 2014 [6]
Hüsnü Gürcan Türkoğlu 15 November 2016 15 June 2019 [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Foreign minister receives papers of new Turkish ambassador to Palestine". WAFA News Agency. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Mission History of the Consulate General of Turkey in Jerusalem". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Turkish diplomats triggers new scandal for foreign ministry". Mehr News Agency. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  4. ^ "PASSIA - Meetings & Workshops". www.passia.org. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  5. ^ "President Rami Hamdallah receives the Turkish Ambassador to the Palestinian Authority". www.najah.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  6. ^ Berman, Lazar. "Turkey's new envoy to Israel begins work after four years of suspended ties". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  7. ^ Ahren, Raphael. "Israel expels Turkish consul in Jerusalem after Ankara boots Israel's ambassador". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.