The ambassador of Turkey to the United Nations is the leader of the delegation of Turkey, the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations. The position is formally known as the permanent representative of the Republic of Türkiye to the United Nations, with the rank and status of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, and representative of Turkey through its non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and in the plenary meetings of the General Assembly.
The current Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the United Nations since 25 April 2024 is Ahmet Yıldız.
History On 26 June 1945, the Charter of the United Nations was signed and came into force on 28 September 1945. Turkey was among the first countries that signed the United Nations Charter, becoming a founding member of the United Nations among 51 countries.
Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations started its activities after the Permanent Representative Ambassador Selim Sarper presented his letter of credence to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 15 August 1947.
List of permanent representatives The following diplomats served as the permanent representative of Turkey to the United Nations: # Ambassador Years served UN Secretary-General Turkish President 1 Selim Sarper 1947–1957 Trygve Lie İsmet İnönü Celâl Bayar Dag Hammarskjöld 2 1957–1960 3 1960–1962 Cemal Gürsel U Thant 4 1962–1964 5 Orhan Eralp 1964–1969 Cevdet Sunay 6 Ümit Haluk Bayülken 1969–1972 Kurt Waldheim 7 Osman Olcay 1972–1975 Fahri Korutürk 8 İlter Türkmen 1975–1978 9 Orhan Eralp 1978–1980 10 Ali Coşkun Kırca 1980–1985 Kenan Evren Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 11 İlter Türkmen 1985–1988 12 Mustafa Akşin 1988–1993 Turgut Özal Boutros Boutros-Ghali 13 İnal Batu 1993–1995 Süleyman Demirel 14 1995–1998 Kofi Annan 15 1998–2000 16 2000–2004 Ahmet Necdet Sezer 17 Baki İlkin 2004–2009 Ban Ki-moon Abdullah Gül 18 Ertuğrul Apakan 2009–2012 19 Yaşar Halit Çevik 2012–2016 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 20 Feridun Sinirlioğlu 2016–2023 António Guterres21Sedat Önal2023–202422Ahmet Yıldız2024–present
List of permanent representatives in Geneva The permanent representative of Turkey to the United Nations in Geneva is the ambassador responsible for representing Turkey at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). #AmbassadorTerm startTerm endRef.1Özdemir Benler9 April 196728 April 19702Coşkun Kırca29 April 197029 August 19763Ercüment Yavuzalp10 September 197623 July 19794Kamuran İnan26 July 197919 September 19835İlter Türkmen13 December 198325 August 19856Ercüment Yavuzalp2 February 198523 September 19897Cem Duna26 September 19897 July 19918Gündüz Aktan30 July 199120 May 19959Tugay Uluçevik25 May 199530 April 199810Murat Sungar1 May 199816 October 200211Türkekul Kurttekin1 November 200230 November 200612Ahmet Üzümcü14 December 200612 July 201013Mustafa Oğuz Demiralp29 July 201016 August 201314Mehmet Ferden Çarıkçı22 August 20137 November 201615Ali Naci Koru17 November 201620 July 201816Sadık Arslan4 February 201927 January 202317Güven Begeç29 January 20231 June 202418Burak Akçapar13 June 2024Present
See also Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations Turkey and the United Nations Foreign relations of Turkey List of diplomatic missions of Turkey List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations United Nations Office at Geneva Ministry of Foreign Affairs
References
External links Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey