List of ambassadors of Turkey to the United Arab Emirates explained

The ambassador of Turkey to the United Arab Emirates is the official representative of the Republic of Turkey to the United Arab Emirates.

List of ambassadors

!Ambassador!Term Start!Term End!Ref.

Metin Kuştaloğlu	3 December 1979	19 August 1982	^[1]
Taner Baytok	1 September 1982	15 January 1986	^[2]
Tugay Uluçevik	23 January 1986	27 September 1989	^[3]
Uğurtan Akıncı	1 September 1989	12 December 1991
Ergün Pelit	23 December 1991	29 March 1994
Ali Arsın	30 March 1994	13 March 1998
Dr. Ercan Özer	13 March 1998	8 June 2001
Ünal Ünsal	12 June 2001	12 January 2004
Selim Karaosmanoğlu	14 January 2004	30 April 2008	^[4]
Hakkı Akil	7 May 2008	16 October 2009	^[5]
Şefik Vural Altay	19 October 2009	3 December 2014	^[6]
Mustafa Levent Bilgen	12 December 2014	1 October 2016	^[7]
Can Dizdar	1 October 2016	1 May 2021	^[8]
Tugay Tunçer	1 May 2021	Present	^[9]

See also

• Turkey–United Arab Emirates relations

References

1. Web site: 25 NİSAN 2016 PAZARTESİ GÜNÜ İZMİR-KARŞIYAKA’DA ŞEHİT DİPLOMATLAR ANITINDA DÜZENLENEN ANMA TÖRENİNDE BÜYÜKELÇI (E) METIN KUŞTALOĞLU'NUN YAPTIĞI KONUŞMA . 2023-05-07 . avim.org.tr .
2. Book: Baytok, Taner . Bir asker, bir diplomat : Güven Erkaya-Taner Baytok söyleşi . 2001 . Doğan Kitapçılık . Güven Erkaya . 975-6612-06-1 . 1. baskı . Güneşli, İstanbul . 51536595.
3. Web site: T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı - Turkish Embassy In Abu Dhabi - Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz . 2023-05-07 . abudhabi.be.mfa.gov.tr.
4. Web site: Ankara-Abu Dabi hattında 'normalleşme' adımları . 2023-05-07 . www.cumhuriyet.com.tr . tr.
5. Web site: Hakkı Akil kimdir? Hakkı Akil ne kadar bağışladı? . 2023-05-07 . Gazete İlk Sayfa . tr.
6. Web site: 2022-12-10 . 16 ülkeye yeni büyükelçi atandı - Diken . 2023-05-07 . www.diken.com.tr . tr.
7. Web site: UAE Business: Danube Fashion unveils big plan for Tudors . 2023-05-07 . www.gdnonline.com.
8. Web site: Turkey, UAE to strengthen economic ties, says envoy . 2023-05-07 . www.aa.com.tr.
9. Web site: Turkey earthquake: Ambassador thanks UAE for swift assistance . 2023-05-07 . gulfnews.com . en.