List of Turkish ambassadors in Portugal
The ambassador heads the Turkish embassy in Lisbon . In 1931, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı , based in Madrid, was accredited by the government of António de Oliveira Salazar. Until 1941, the ambassadors based in Madrid were also accredited in Lisbon.
In 1934 a consular agreement was signed and Luís de Albuquerque e Bourbon de Sousa Lara, 2nd marquis of Lara (born April 17, 1897 in Coração de Jesus (Lisbon) , † 1992 in São Mamede (Lisbon) ) acted as honorary consul in Lisbon.
From 1949 to 1951 the Turkish legation in Lisbon was closed for cameralistic reasons. In 1957 the legation was upgraded to an embassy.
On February 15, 1963, a plot of land in the Restelo district was bought by the municipality of Lisbon for 77,763.02 US dollars and registered as an extra-territorial area on February 4, 1964. In a competition, a design by Muhlis Türkmen for the construction of the office with residence was determined. The company Rene Touzet was commissioned with the construction on October 24, 1967, the building was occupied on March 25, 1972, accepted on March 30, 1973 and completed in 1974.
| Appointment accreditation |
ambassador | comment | List of Prime Ministers of Turkey | List of presidents of Portugal | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1, 1941 | Şevket Fuat Keçeci | Refik Saydam | Antonio de Oliveira Salazar | Aug 15, 1943 | |
| Oct 16, 1943 | Agah Aksel | Ahmet Fikri Tüzer | Aug 26, 1946 | ||
| Aug 27, 1946 | Zati Rozan | Recep Peker | 28 Sep 1946 | ||
| 29 Sep 1946 | Rahmi Apak | (* 1887 Babaeski, Kırklareli † October 14, 1963) Graduate of the military academy, 1949–1952: Ambassador to Baghdad | March 10, 1949 | ||
| Jan. 30, 1952 | Nureddin Vergin | Adnan Menderes | Francisco Craveiro Lopes | Nov 2, 1956 | |
| May 29, 1957 | Emin Tarık Yenisey | Francisco Craveiro Lopes | Apr 28, 1961 | ||
| Apr 29, 1961 | Şefik Fenmen | Emin Fahrettin Özdilek | Américo Tomás | June 8, 1961 | |
| June 9, 1961 | Nureddin Vergin | Apr 2, 1963 | |||
| Apr 5, 1963 | Yalçın Kurtbay | İsmet İnönü | June 27, 1963 | ||
| Apr 28, 1963 | Cahit Hayta | Dec 16, 1966 | |||
| Jan. 3, 1967 | Fikret Belbez | Suad Hayri Ürgüplü | 15th June 1971 | ||
| July 31, 1971 | İbrahim Şadi Kavur | Nihat Erim | June 15, 1973 | ||
| July 31, 1973 | Mehmet Fuat Dogu | (* 1914 in Istanbul † May 31, 2004) August 27, 1962 - August 25, 1964: Chairman of the Millî İstihbarat Teşkilâtı March 2, 1966 - March 27, 1971: Undersecretary of the Millî İstihbarat Teşkilâtı and maintained a remarkable amount of contact for these functions to Reinhard Gehlen | Mehmet Naim Talu | July 15, 1978 | |
| July 18, 1978 | Nejat Balkans | Mustafa Bülent Ecevit | Antonio Ramalho Eanes | Nov 29, 1980 | |
| Nov 29, 1980 | İsmail Soysal | Attack on the Turkish embassy in Lisbon | Bulent Ulusu | Oct 1, 1983 | |
| Oct 1, 1983 | Suat Bilge | (* 1921 in Istanbul † November 2010 ibid) graduate program review of the jurisprudence of the Ankara University , 1962-1964: Dean of the Law -Fakultät 11 December 1971 - 22 May 1972 and 29 August 1991 - November 20, 1991 Minister of Justice, 1972–1979: Ambassador to Bern. | Turgut Özal | Sep 11 1986 | |
| Sep 11 1986 | Ünal Ünsal | Mario Soares | Feb 13, 1989 | ||
| March 16, 1989 | Yıldırım Keskin | (* March 28, 1932 in Erzincan † February 18, 2012 in Istanbul) 1979–1983: Ambassador in Sofia, 1983–1985: Ambassador in Brasilia, 1991–1995: Ambassador in Brussels. | Yıldırım Akbulut | Feb 22, 1991 | |
| Feb 22, 1991 | Gündoğdu Can | Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz | June 1, 1995 | ||
| May 31, 1995 | Ergun Sav | (* January 1, 1933 in Dörtyol ) 1989–1991: Ambassador in Brasilia, 1998: retired. | Tansu Çiller | Sep 18 1996 | |
| Sep 30 1996 | Ahmet Sedat Banguoglu | (* 1943 in Istanbul) 1999–2001: Ambassador to Riyadh, 2004–2009: Ambassador to Mexico City | Necmettin Erbakan | Jorge Sampaio | Jan. 4, 1999 |
| Jan. 4, 1999 | Deniz Bölükbaşı | (* October 25, 1949 in Ankara) 2004–2007: permanent representative at the World Trade Organization | Bülent Ecevit | Jorge Sampaio | Jan. 4, 2001 |
| Jan. 4, 2001 | Halil Suha Noyan | Feb. 1, 2002 | |||
| May 15, 2002 | Zergün Korutürk | (* 1948 in Ankara) 2009–2013: Ambassador to Stockholm, retired in 2013. | Abdullah Gul | Jorge Sampaio | Jan 15, 2007 |
| March 21, 2007 | Kaya Turkmen | (* September 30, 1956 in Brussels) 2010–2011: Ambassador to North Nicosia, 2013: Ambassador to Stockholm. | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | July 18, 2010 |
| 21 Sep 2010 | Ali Kaya Savut | (* April 9, 1954 in Istanbul) 2008–2010: Ambassador in Dakar (Senegal) | Aug 24, 2012 | ||
| 4th Sep 2012 | Ebru Barutçu Gökdenizler | (* 1959 in Ankara) Vakur Gökdenizler's wife |
