Embassy of Turkey, Kiev

Embassy of Turkey in Kiev
Location Kiev
Address Arsenalna St., 18, Kyiv 01901, Ukraine
Ambassador Mehmet Samsar

The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Kiev is the diplomatic mission of Turkey, located in Ukraine.[1]

History

On February 9, 1918, Turkey signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which recognized the Ukrainian National Republic as an independent and sovereign state. Turkey ratified this treaty on August 22, 1918. After the ratification, Ukraine and Turkey exchanged embassies. Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu was the ambassador of the Turkish embassy in Ukraine.

On December 16, 1991, after the restoration of state independence in Ukraine on August 24, 1991, the Turkish Republic recognized the country of Ukraine. On November 20, 1991, Ukraine and Turkey established consul relations. On February 3, 1992, a signed protocol established diplomatic relations between the two countries. On April 3, 1992, the Kiev Embassy of Turkey was established. On January 3, 1993 in Ankara, Turkey, the embassy began its work in Ukraine. In Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, honorary consulates were hired in the Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey, located in Odesa, Ukraine.

Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey

Previous Ambassadors

  1. Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu (1918);
  2. Rıza Nur (1922);
  3. Edgar Harmon (1992 - 1997);
  4. Alp Karaosmanoglu (1997 - 2002);[2]
  5. Ali Bilge Cankorel (2002 - 2006);[3]
  6. Erdoğan Şerif Işcan (2006 - 2009);[4]
  7. Ahmet Bulent Meriç (2009 - 2011);[5]
  8. Mehmet Samsar (2011-).[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Embassy of Turkey in Ukraine
  2. ↑ Foreign Embassies to Ukraine
  3. ↑ Azerbaijan to set up hotline for domestic violence victims
  4. ↑ Turkish Ambassador to Korea Erdogan Iscan
  5. ↑ Ahmet Bulent MERIC: “Ukraine is able to do more to attract foreign investments”
  6. ↑ Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Ukraine

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Coordinates: 50°25′52″N 30°32′15″E / 50.4312°N 30.5374°E