List of ambassadors of Turkey to Cuba explained

The list of ambassadors of Turkey to Cuba provides a chronological record of individuals who have served as the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Turkey to the Republic of Cuba. The diplomatic relations between Turkey and Cuba dates back to 1952.^[1]

List of ambassadors

!Ambassador!Term Start!Term End!Ref.

Nazmi Akıman	4 February 1980	16 July 1981	^[2]
Gündoğdu Can	12 August 1981	17 November 1985	^[3]
Kemal Girgin	28 January 1986	17 July 1989	^[4]
Mehmet Güney	8 August 1989	14 March 1993	^[5]
Aykut Berk	6 April 1993	18 April 1998	^[6]
Ataman Yalgın	1 May 1998	30 May 2002	^[7]
Vefahan Ocak	5 June 2002	8 January 2007	^[8]
Şanıvar Olgun	14 February 2007	2 October 2009	^[9]
İnci Tümay	13 October 2009	13 January 2012	^[10]
Hasan Servet Öktem	15 June 2012	15 November 2016	^[11]
Ayşe Berris Ekinci	30 November 2016	1 April 2021	^[12]
Vehbi Esgel Etensel	3 April 2021	Present	^[13]

See also

• Cuba–Turkey relations
• Cuban missile crisis

Notes and References

1. Web site: T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı - Embassy Of The Republic Of Türkiye In Havana - Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz . 2023-05-09 . havana.be.mfa.gov.tr.
2. Akıllı . Federico Donelli, Erman . 2016-04-01 . Reinvention of Turkish Foreign Policy in Latin America: The Cuba Case . Insight Turkey . tr.
3. Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm . Rahime . November 2021 . The Sociology of Diplomats and Foreign Policy Sector: The Role of Cliques on the Policy-Making Process . Political Studies Review . en . 19 . 4 . 558–573 . 10.1177/1478929920901954 . 1478-9299.
4. Web site: 1952’DEN GÜNÜMÜZE TÜRKİYE-KÜBA SİYASİ İLİŞKİLERİNİN ANALİZİ . 2023-05-09 . www.acarindex.com . tr-TR.
5. Biography of Judge Mehmet GÜNEY . International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
6. Rethinking Cuba: The Maturation of United States Foreign Policy . Pepperdine School of Public Policy . 11.
7. Web site: 2021-05-07 . Türk Büyükelçi vefat etti . 2023-05-09 . DİPLOMASİMUHABİRHABER . tr.
8. Web site: TASAM Vefahan OCAK . 2023-05-09 . TASAM Vefahan OCAK . en.
9. Web site: Güleryüz çifti Küba’da Türk Sefarad Kültürünü tanıttı . 2023-05-09 . Şalom Gazetesi . tr.
10. Web site: Eusebio Leal Spengler . 2023-05-09 . en.
11. Web site: Hasan Servet Öktem – Ankara Politikalar Merkezi . 2023-05-09 . tr-TR.
12. Web site: Turkish aid body hosts fast-breaking meal in Cuba . 2023-05-09 . www.aa.com.tr.
13. Web site: 2022-09-01 . Cuba and Türkiye exchanged on agricultural cooperation - Prensa Latina . 2023-05-09 . en-US.