List of permanent representatives of Turkey to the Council of Europe
Since August 1, 1953, the Turkish government has had a permanent representation at the Council of Europe . The representation of the management of the Turkish executive at the executive of the European Union was on the 2nd floor of the building in the Allée Robertsau 52 in the building of the Turkish consulate. The representation was carried out by the respective consul until 1962. Since April 28, 1966, the permanent representation has been located at 23, Boulevard de l'Orangerie in Strasbourg .
| Appointment accreditation |
Permanent representative | comment | Prime Minister of Turkey | Secretary General of the Council of Europe | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 22, 1953 | Affan Akça | consul | Adnan Menderes | Lodovico Benvenuti | |
| Oct 31, 1955 | Mustafa Borovalı | consul | Adnan Menderes | Lodovico Benvenuti | |
| Nov 5, 1960 | Melih Z. Akbil | consul | Cemal Gürsel | Lodovico Benvenuti | May 30, 1962 |
| May 30, 1962 | Nihat Dinç | Ambassador, Permanent Representative | İsmet İnönü | Léon Marchal | 21 Sep 1967 |
| Dec. 4, 1967 | Efdal Deringil | Suad Hayri Ürgüplü | Peter Smithers | Oct. 31, 1969 | |
| Nov 20, 1969 | Cahit Hayta | 1963–1966: Ambassador to Lisbon, January 1, 1972 - January 1, 1976: Ambassador to Oslo | Suad Hayri Ürgüplü | Lujo Tončić-Sorinj | Dec 31, 1971 |
| Dec 31, 1971 | Rahmi Gümrükçüoğlu | (* 1927 - April 1, 1998 in Istanbul) May 24, 1975 - July 26, 1978: Ambassador to Tehran , 1981–1988: Ambassador to the Court of St. Jones | Nihat Erim | Lujo Tončić-Sorinj | May 22, 1975 |
| May 25, 1975 | Semih Günver | (* January 1917 in Kütahya † January 10, 2000 in Ankara ) 1963–1965: Ambassador to Algiers, 1965–1971: Ambassador to Cairo . | Suleyman Demirel | Georg Kahn-Ackermann | March 14, 1982 |
| March 23, 1982 | Selçuk Korkud | 1964: First Class Legation Secretary in London, September 2, 1978 - March 18, 1982: Ambassador to Algiers. June 13, 1988–1991: Ambassador to the Holy See Of 49 million Turks, around 16,000 are Catholics. | Bulent Ulusu | Franz Karasek | Nov 1, 1984 |
| Nov 2, 1984 | Filiz Dinçmen | (* July 24, 1939 in Zonguldak) 1982–1984: Ambassador in The Hague, 1993–1997: Ambassador in Vienna 2002–2004: Ambassador to the Holy See , 2002–2004: Ambassador in Valletta | Turgut Özal | Marcelino Oreja Aguirre | May 31, 1988 |
| May 31, 1988 | Turhan Fırat | (* May 1937 in Istanbul ) 1990–1994: Ambassador in Seoul, 1997–2002: permanent representative to UNESCO. | Turgut Özal | Marcelino Oreja Aguirre | Dec 25, 1990 |
| Dec 25, 1990 | Sönmez Köksal | (* March 8, 1940) 1986–1990: Ambassador to Cairo , November 9, 1992 - February 11, 1998: Under-Secretary of State Millî İstihbarat Teşkilâtı , 1998–2002: Ambassador to Paris, | Yıldırım Akbulut | Catherine Lalumière | Dec 17, 1992 |
| March 31, 1993 | İsmet Birsel | (* 1934 in Istanbul) 1983–1986: Ambassador to Tehran , 1986–1989: Ambassador to The Hague | Tansu Çiller | Catherine Lalumière | 29 Sep 1996 |
| 29 Sep 1996 | Rıza towers | (* June 17, 1941 in Istanbul ) 1985–1989: Ambassador to Singapore, 1995–1996: Ambassador to Bern . | Necmettin Erbakan | Catherine Lalumière | Oct 18, 1998 |
| Oct 18, 1998 | Alev Kılıç | (* 1946 was in Eskişehir) 1996–1998: Ambassador in Belgrade , 2004–2009: Ambassador in Bern , 2009–2011: Ambassador in Mexico City . | Mesut Yılmaz | Daniel Tarschys | Nov 22, 2001 |
| Dec 1, 2001 | Numan Hazar | (* 1945 in Tarsus, Mersin) 2004–2006: Permanent representative of UNESCO | Bülent Ecevit | Walter Schwimmer | March 21, 2004 |
| March 28, 2004 | Daryal Batıbay | (* October 1, 1946) 1995–1998: Ambassador in Zagreb, 1998–2000: Ambassador in Moscow | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Terry Davis | 16 Sep 2011 |
| Nov 15, 2011 | Up Engin Soysal | (* October 8, 1960 in Istanbul) 2007–2009: Ambassador to Islamabad | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Thorbjørn Jagland | July 16, 2014 |
| 14 Aug 2014 | Erdoğan İşcan | (* 1954 in Istanbul) 2005–2009: Ambassador in Kiev, 2009–2011: Ambassador in Seoul, | Ahmet Davutoğlu | Thorbjørn Jagland |
