French Ambassador to Turkey

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Ahmed III receiving the embassy of Charles de Ferriol in 1699; painting by Jean-Baptiste van Mour
Ahmed III receiving the embassy of Charles de Ferriol in 1699; painting by Jean-Baptiste van Mour

France has had a permanent embassy to the Ottoman Empire since 1535, during the time of King Francis I and Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. It is considered the direct predecessor of the modern-day embassy to the Republic of Turkey.

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[edit] List of ambassadors

[edit] Under the Ancien Régime

Ambassadors of Ancien Régime France. Embassy established in Istanbul.
  • Jean de la Forét 1535-1538
  • Antoine de Rincon 1538-1541
  • Antoine Escalin des Eymars 1541-1547
  • Gabriel, comte de Luelz 1547-1553
  • Michel de Codignac 1553-1556
  • Jean Cavenac de la Vigne 1556-1566
  • Guillaume de Grandchamp de Grantrie 1566-1571
  • François de Noailles 1571-1575
  • Gilles de Noailles 1575-1579
  • Jacques de Germiny 1579-1585
  • Jacques Savary de Brèves 1585-1589
  • François Savary de Brèves 1589-1607
  • Jean-François de Gontaut-Biron 1607-1611
  • Achille de Harlay 1611-1620
  • Philippe de Harlay 1620-1631
  • Henry de Gournay 1631-1639
  • Jean de La Hay 1639-1665
  • Denis de La Haye 1665-1670
  • Charles François Olier 1670-1679
  • Gabriel Joseph La Vergne 1679-1686
  • Pierre de Girardin 1686-1689
  • Pierre Antoine Castagneres 1689-1692
  • Charles de Ferriol 1692-1711
  • Pierre Puchot 1711-1716
  • Jean-Louis de Usson 1716
  • Jean-Baptiste Louis Picon 1724-1728
  • Louis Sauveur Villeneuve 1728-1741
  • Michel-Ange Castellane 1741-1747
  • Roland Puchot 1747-1755
  • Charles Gravier de Vergennes 1755-1768
  • François Emmanuel Guignard 1768-1784
  • Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier 1784-1792

[edit] French Revolution and First French Empire

Ambassadors under the French Revolution and First French Empire.

[edit] 1815-1914

Ambassadors under Bourbon Restoration, July Monarchy, Second Republic, Second Empire and Third Republic.

[edit] Ambassadors to Turkey

Ambassadors of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Republic to the Republic of Turkey. Embassy transferred to Ankara.
  • Albert Sarraut 1925-1926
  • Nosky Daeschner 1926-1928
  • Charles Pineton de Chambrun 1928-1933
  • Albert Kammerer 1933-1936
  • Henri Ponsot1936-1938
  • René Massigli 1938-1940
  • Gaston Maugras 1944-1948
  • Jean Lescuyer 1948-1952
  • Jacques Tarbé de Saint-Hardouin 1952-1955
  • Jean-Paul Garnier 1955-1957
  • Henry Spitzmüller 1957-1963
  • Bernard Hardion 1963-1965
  • Gontran Begoügne de Juniac 1965-1970
  • Arnaud Wapler 1970-1973
  • Roger Vaurs 1973-1977
  • Emile Cazimajou 1977-1981
  • Fernand Rouillon 1981-1985
  • Philippe Louët 1985-1988
  • Eric Rouleau 1988-1991
  • François Dopffer 1991-1996
  • Daniel Lequertier 1996-1999
  • Jean-Claude Cousseran 2000-2004
  • Paul Poudade 2004-

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