List of ambassadors of Turkey to Israel explained

The ambassador of Turkey to Israel is the official envoy in Tel Aviv^[1] who represents the Republic of Turkey and is accredited to the State of Israel as the resident representative of the government of Turkey.

Turkey currently has no ambassador in Israel.^[2]

List of ambassadors

!Ambassador!Term Start!Term End!Ref.

Gündoğdu Üstün	1 January 1980	30 November 1980	^[3]
Ekrem Güvendiren	21 January 1992	1 May 1992	^[4]
Onur Gökçe	1 May 1992	31 May 1995	^[5]
M. Barlas Özener	1 June 1995	31 July 1999	^[6]
Ahmet Üzümcü	1 August 1999	30 June 2002	^[7]
Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu	30 June 2002	7 January 2007	^[8]
Namık Tan	21 January 2007	30 September 2009	^[9]
A. Oğuz Çelikkol	22 October 2009	16 November 2010	^[10]
Doğan Ferhat Işık	4 February 2014	17 August 2015	^[11]
Cem Utkan	1 September 2015	9 December 2016	^[12]
Mekin Mustafa Kemal Ökem	10 December 2016	16 April 2021	^[13]

See also

• Israel–Turkey relations

References

1. Turkey recognises Tel Aviv as Israel's capital.
2. Web site: T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı - Turkish Embassy In Tel Aviv - Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz . 2023-05-07 . telaviv.be.mfa.gov.tr.
3. ÖZCAN . GENCER . TÜRKİYE – İSRAİL İLİŞKİLERİNDE DÖNÜŞÜM: GÜVENLİĞİN ÖTESİ . TESEV . 36.
4. Web site: Türkiye´nin İsrail eski büyükelçisi Ekrem Güvendiren hayatını kaybetti . 2023-05-07 . Şalom Gazetesi . tr.
5. Gökçe . Onur . 2012-07-01 . The Dynamics of Turkish-Israeli Relations . All-Azimuth . 1 . 2 . 55-68.
6. Web site: 126 emekli büyükelçinin bildirisi: Bahçeli o diplomat için talimat verdi - Yeni Akit . 2023-05-07 . www.yeniakit.com.tr . tr.
7. Web site: Ahmet Üzümcü . 2023-05-07 . www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org . en-GB.
8. Web site: Çelik . Mehmet . 2015-08-29 . Who is Turkey’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Feridun Sinirlioğlu? . 2023-05-07 . Daily Sabah . en-US.
9. Web site: Namık Tan: Toz bulutu dağılmaya başladığında, siyasi depremle karşı karşıya kalacağız . 2023-05-07 . T24 . Turkish.
10. News: 2010-01-13 . Israel apologizes to Turkey in diplomatic spat . en . Reuters . 2023-05-07.
11. Web site: İşte İsrail ile açıklanmayan metin . 2023-05-07 . www.cumhuriyet.com.tr . tr.
12. Web site: Sabah . Daily . 2016-07-03 . Turkey's humanitarian aid ship reaches Ashdod port with 11,000 tons of relief supplies for Gaza . 2023-05-07 . Daily Sabah . en-US.
13. Web site: President announces Kemal Ökem as Turkey’s new ambassador to Israel - Türkiye News . 2023-05-07 . Hürriyet Daily News . en.