List of ambassadors of Turkey to New Zealand explained

The ambassador of Turkey to New Zealand is the official representative of the president and the government of the Republic of Turkey to the prime minister and government of New Zealand.

List of ambassadors

!Ambassador!Term start!Term end!Ref

Teoman Sürenkök	31 January 1992	30 October 1995	^[1]
Halit Güvener	1 November 1995	30 March 1998
Ahmet H. Ermişoğlu	1 April 1998	15 September 2001
Ali Ünal Maraşlı	1 October 2001	31 March 2004
M. Uğur Ergun	1 June 2005	25 June 2008
Mehmet Taşer	12 May 2009	16 December 2010	^[2]
Ali Yakıtal	15 January 2011	16 May 2012	^[3]
Damla Yeşim Say	4 June 2012	15 November 2016	^[4]
Ahmet Ergin	1 December 2016	15 March 2021	^[5]
Ömür Ünsay	26 March 2021	Present	^[6]

See also

• New Zealand–Turkey relations

Notes and References

1. Web site: T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı – Turkish Embassy In Wellington – Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz . 7 May 2023 . wellington.be.mfa.gov.tr.
2. Web site: Foreign envoys present their credentials . 7 May 2023 . gg.govt.nz . en-NZ.
3. Web site: The new Ambassador of Turkey, HE Mr Ali Yakıtal . 7 May 2023 . The Office of the Governor-General . en-NZ.
4. Web site: Unique friendship from the embers of war . 7 May 2023 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
5. Web site: Turkey, New Zealand have very special friendship: Envoy – Türkiye News . 7 May 2023 . Hürriyet Daily News . en.
6. Web site: Journalist . Koroi Tadulala Multimedia . Collaboration needed to address climate concerns . 7 May 2023 . Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.