List of ambassadors of Turkey to Switzerland explained

The ambassador of Turkey to Switzerland is the official representative of the president of Turkey and the Turkish government to the head of state and government of Switzerland. The position is held by Emine Ece Özbayoğlu Acarsoy, who is the first woman to hold this office, presented her credentials to Guy Parmelin on 28 March 2021.^[1]

List of ambassadors

Title	Name	Appointed or Presented credentials and Terminated mission	Ref.
Maslahatgüzar	Ahmet Rüştü Demirel	29.10.1923-17.6.1924	^[2] ^[3]
	Refik Birgen	17.6.1924-23.3.1925
Elçi	Mehmet Münir Ertegün	23.3.1925-24.4.1929
	Cemal Hüsnü Taray	31.10.1930-23.3.1936
	Vasfi Menteş	19.8.1936-19.10.1942
	Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu	3.11.1942-30.9.1949
Büyükelçi		29.5.1951-13.7.1954
	Faik Zihni Akdur	12.10.1954-2.10.1957
	Fahreddin Kerim Gökay	30.11.1957-14.7.1960	^[4]
	Zeki Kuneralp	16.8.1960-7.1.1964
	Adnan Kural	8.4.1964-4.7.1965
	Nejad Kemal Kavur	9.7.1965-26.12.1966
	Necmettin Tuncel	27.12.1966-16.7.1969
	Cemil Vafi	31.7.1969-13.7.1972
	Suat Bilge	29.9.1972-26.12.1979
	Doğan Türkmen	27.12.1979-1.1.1984
	Özdemir Yiğit	1.1.1984-1.1.1986
	Haydar Saltık	1.1.1986-1.1.1989
	Behiç Hazar	1.1.1989-1.1.1992
	Aydın Yeğen	1.1.1992-1.1.1993
	Kaya Toperi	1.1.1993-1.6.1993	^[5]
	Rıza Türmen	1.1.1995-1.1.1996
	Taner Baytok	1.1.1996-1.1.1998
	Erdal Tümer	16.11.1998-1.8.2000	^[6]
	Metin Örnekol	15.8.2000-16.11.2004	^[7]
	Alev Kılıç	20.11.2004-14.6.2009	^[8]
	Mustafa Oğuz Demiralp	9.10.2009-16.7.2010
	Tanju Sümer	1.8.2010-31.7.2014
	Mehmet Tuğrul Gücük	1.8.2014-2.8.2016	^[9]
	İlhan Saygılı	14.11.2016-27.3.2021	^[10]
	Emine Ece Özbayoğlu Acarsoy	28.3.2021

See also

List of ambassadors of Switzerland to Turkey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Büyükelçi Ece Acarsoy'dan İsviçre Türk toplumuna ilk mesaj . 2023-04-02 . Post Gazetesi . tr.
2. Şımşır . Bilal N. . Cumhurıyetın İlk Çeyrek Yüzyilinda Türk Dıplomatık Temsılcılıklerı Ve TemsıLcılerı (1920-1950) . Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi.
3. Temporary chargé d'affaires's not listed.
4. Web site: Eskişehir İz Bırakan Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Hakkında Bilgi . https://web.archive.org/web/20130730140031/http://www.kenthaber.com/ic-anadolu/eskisehir/Kimdir/iz-birakan/fahrettin-kerim-gokay . 2013-07-30 . 2023-04-02 . www.kenthaber.com.
5. Web site: ANKARA . Sıra dışı diplomat Kaya Toperi öldü . 2023-04-02 . www.hurriyet.com.tr . tr.
6. Web site: Emekli Büyükelçi Erdal Tümer’in vefatı / T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı . 2023-04-02 . www.mfa.gov.tr.
7. Book: Liechtenstein Country Study Guide - Strategic Information and Developments . 2017 . 1514513641 . 115 . English.
8. Web site: Alev KILIÇ . 2023-04-02 . avim.org.tr . tr.
9. Web site: Turkish ambassador to Switzerland dies after long illness . 2023-04-02 . www.aa.com.tr.
10. Web site: agencies/ug . swissinfo ch and agencies, swissinfo ch and . Turkey rejects spying allegations in Switzerland . 2023-04-02 . SWI swissinfo.ch . en.