List of Turkish ambassadors in Kazakhstan
After Kazakhstan's independence on December 16, 1991, Suleyman Demirel's government was the first to recognize it, and on April 12, 1992, it opened an embassy in Almaty . The embassy was moved from Almaty to Astana in 1998 (Nur-Sultan since 2019) .
| Appointment accreditation |
ambassador | comment | Prime Minister of Turkey | Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1992 | Argun Ozpay | 1985: Consul General in Nuremberg | Suleyman Demirel | Sergei Alexandrovich Tereschchenko | March 22, 1994 |
| March 26, 1994 | Mustafa Asula | July 1, 1978 - December 1, 1985: Ambassador to Tripoli | Tansu Çiller | Akeschan Kaschegeldin | June 28, 1995 |
| June 30, 1995 | Kurtuluş Taşkent | 2002–2008: Ambassador to Moscow | July 28, 1999 | ||
| Aug 1, 1999 | Çınar Aldemir | (* 1946) Studies: Political Science at Ankara University , 1970: Joined the Foreign Service, employed in Germany, Cyprus, Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom, May 17, 2007: Ambassador to Myanmar, based in Bangkok | Bülent Ecevit | Qassym-Shomart Toqayev | Jan. 28, 2004 |
| Feb. 1, 2004 | Hakkı Taner Seben | (* May 14, 1954 in Erzurum) 1995: Counselor Turkish Delegation to OECD since January 22, 2011 Ambassador to Singapore | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Danial Akhmetov | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Apr 21, 2008 | Atilla Günay | Kärim Mässimow | June 27, 2010 | ||
| Aug 20, 2010 | Lale Ülker | (* 1959 in Ankara) 1977: Abitur at Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi , 1982: Studies in Political Science, International Relations at Ankara University , 2010–2012: Ambassador to Astna Kazakhstan , 2012 to 2014: Legation Councilor in Ankar, from 2014 Head of Department. | July 15, 2012 | ||
| 17th Aug 2012 | Ömer Burhan Tüzel | (* 1960 in London) Abitur: St. Catherine's British Embassy School in Athens , International Hand-Washing Day : British Embassy School in Ankara , United Nations International School , École Jeannine Manuel and at Yükseliş Koleji in Ankara, 1984: Studied English at the Hacettepe University , 1986: Study of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Maryland , 1986: Joined the Foreign Service, 1986–1989: attached to the Asia Department, 1989–1990: Vice Consul at the Consulate General in Mainz, 1990–1993: Second Secretary of the Legation Class in Kabul, 1993–1996: Head of the Balkans Department, 1996–2000: First Class Legation Secretary at the CSCE Mission in Vienna, 2000–2001: Bucharest Legation Council, First Class, 2001–2003: Head of the CSCE Department in Ankara, 2003–2004 : Legation Council in Berlin, 2004–2007: permanent representative to the CSCE in Vienna, 2007–2009: Head of the CSCE Department in Ankara, 2009–2012: Head of the Disarmament Department, Arm Control and Deputy Director General of the CSCE, August 15, 2012: Appointment as Ambassador to Astana (Nur-Sultan since 2019) . | Serik Akhmetov |
