List of Turkish ambassadors in Uzbekistan

On December 16, 1991, the Turkish government, Suleyman Demirel, was the first to recognize the Uzbek government of Islom Karimov and established diplomatic relations with it on March 4, 1992. On April 25, 1992, the Turkish ambassador in Tashkent was accredited. On April 28, 1992, Islom Karimov and Suleyman Demirel opened the embassy in Tashkent .

Appointment accreditation	ambassador	comment	List of Prime Ministers of Turkey	President of Uzbekistan	Leave post
March 20, 1992	Volkan Çotur	(* March 1, 1938 in Istanbul) 1958: Abitur Galatasaray-Gymnasium , 1987–1988: Consul General in Frankfurt, 1989–1993: Ambassador in Doha ,	Suleyman Demirel	Islom Karimov	Apr 15, 1994
Apr 26, 1994	Erdoğan Aytun	1974: Head of the Bilateral Treaties Department, 1982: Legation Council in Rome, 1989: Ambassador in Kuwait City	Tansu Çiller		Dec. 19, 1996
Dec 30, 1996	Umur Apaydın	(* 1947) 1987: Head of the Council of Europe Department, 1988–1992: Consul General in Frankfurt	Necmettin Erbakan		Dec. 19, 2000
Jan. 1, 2001	Reşit Uman	(* April 1, 1948 in Kadıköy ) 1971: Abitur: TED Ankara College Foundation Schools , study of international relations at Ankara University , 1973: entry into the foreign service, 2001–2005: Ambassador in Tashkent , 2005: head of the bilateral department Political Affairs, Maritime Shipping and Aviation, 2006: Head of Russia, Caucasus Department, 2008–2012: Ambassador to Warsaw , July 1, 2012: Retirement.	Bülent Ecevit		Dec 18, 2004
Dec 29, 2004	M. Kemal Asya		Recep Tayyip Erdoğan		Jan. 2, 2010
June 16, 2011	Mehmet Sertaç Sönmezay	Until October 2, 2004 Consul General in Cologne near Hürth			Feb. 14, 2014
Feb. 14, 2014	Namık Güner Erpul	(* November 28, 1957 in Silifke ) 1983: Studies: International Relations University of Ankara , November 30, 1984: Joined the Foreign Service, January 13, 1984 - July 30, 1985: Turkish Armed Forces , September 2, 1985 - March 16 1988: Third Class Legation Secretary to the Mission to the Council of Europe, March 16, 1988 - August 29, 1990: Third Class Legation Secretary in Stockholm , August 29, 1990 - September 1, 1993: Second Class Legation Secretary in Damascus , September 1, 1993 - 5. October 1993: Second Class Deputy Secretary in the Europe Department, October 5, 1993 - August 29, 1995: Head of the Europe Department, August 29, 1995 - December 1, 1999: First Class Deputy Secretary to the Mission to the OSCE in Vienna, October 1, 1999: December 1999 - July 17, 2000: Arms Control Department, July 17, 2000 - August 27, 2001: Head of Arms Control Department, August 27, 2001 - October 1, 2004: Legation Council at UN Headquarters , August 27, 2001 - 1st page September 2006: Envoy in Rome, September 1, 2006 - February 8, 2007: Head of the Energy Water Environment Department. February 8, 2007 - April 28, 2008: Head of Middle East Department, April 28, 2008 - February 15, 2010: Head of Culture Department, February 15, 2010 - February 14, 2014: Ambassador in Lima , March 1, 2011: also accredited in La Paz Bolivia . February 14, 2014: Ambassador in Tashkent .	Ahmet Davutoğlu

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Volkan Çotur
2. ↑ Umur Apaydın
3. ↑ Namık Güner Erpul February 5, 2014, Ferda Akkerman Lima, Peru
4. ↑ taskent.be.mfa.gov.tr