Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations

The Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations is Turkey's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations (UN). The permanent representative (UN ambassador)[1] is the head of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations in New York City. The Permanent Representative is charged with representing Turkey, both through its non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council as well as during plenary meetings of the General Assembly.

Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations
Incumbent
Feridun Sinirlioğlu
since October 15, 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleMr. Ambassador (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
ResidenceTurkish House
Seat821 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York, U.S.
AppointerPresident of Turkey
Term lengthNo fixed term
PrecursorChief of Delegation to the League of Nations
Formation1947
First holderSelim Sarper
DeputyDeputy Permanent Representative
Websiteturkuno.dt.mfa.gov.tr
Politics of Turkey
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Elections
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See also
 Turkey portal

The current Permanent Representative of Turkey to UN is Feridun Sinirlioğlu, who was appointed in October 2016.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

List of Permanent Representatives

The following diplomats served as the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations:[5]

# Ambassador Years Served UN Secretary-General Turkish President
1 Selim Sarper 1947–1957 Trygve Lie İsmet İnönü
Celâl Bayar
Dag Hammarskjöld
2 Seyfullah Esin 1957–1960
3 Turgut Menemencioğlu 1960–1962 Cemal Gürsel
U Thant
4 Adnan Kural 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 Hüseyin Çelem 1995–1998
Kofi Annan
15 Volkan Vural 1998–2000
16 Ümit Pamir 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–Incumbent
António Guterres

See also

References
  1. "History of Ambassadors", United States Mission to the United Nations, March 2011, webpage: USUN-a Archived 2013-04-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Kart, Emine (11 June 2016). "Turkey sends key diplomat Sinirlioğlu to New York as new envoy to UN". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. Kurtas, Susan. "Founding Member States". research.un.org. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. "Brief History of Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations". turkuno.dt.mfa.gov.tr. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. "Permanent Representation History And Previous Permanent Representatives". turkuno.dt.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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