The ambassador of Turkey to Switzerland is the official representative of the president of Turkey and the Turkish government to the head of state and government of Switzerland. The position is held by Emine Ece Özbayoğlu Acarsoy, who is the first woman to hold this office, presented her credentials to Guy Parmelin on 28 March 2021.
List of ambassadors TitleNameAppointed or Presented credentials and Terminated missionRef.MaslahatgüzarAhmet Rüştü Demirel29.10.1923-17.6.1924Temporary chargé d'affaires's not listed.Refik Birgen17.6.1924-23.3.1925ElçiMehmet Münir Ertegün23.3.1925-24.4.1929Cemal Hüsnü Taray31.10.1930-23.3.1936Vasfi Menteş19.8.1936-19.10.1942Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu3.11.1942-30.9.1949Büyükelçi29.5.1951-13.7.1954Faik Zihni Akdur12.10.1954-2.10.1957Fahreddin Kerim Gökay30.11.1957-14.7.1960Zeki Kuneralp16.8.1960-7.1.1964Adnan Kural8.4.1964-4.7.1965Nejad Kemal Kavur9.7.1965-26.12.1966Necmettin Tuncel27.12.1966-16.7.1969Cemil Vafi31.7.1969-13.7.1972Suat Bilge29.9.1972-26.12.1979Doğan Türkmen27.12.1979-1.1.1984Özdemir Yiğit1.1.1984-1.1.1986Haydar Saltık1.1.1986-1.1.1989Behiç Hazar1.1.1989-1.1.1992Aydın Yeğen1.1.1992-1.1.1993Kaya Toperi1.1.1993-1.6.1993Rıza Türmen1.1.1995-1.1.1996Taner Baytok1.1.1996-1.1.1998Erdal Tümer16.11.1998-1.8.2000Metin Örnekol15.8.2000-16.11.2004Alev Kılıç20.11.2004-14.6.2009Mustafa Oğuz Demiralp9.10.2009-16.7.2010Tanju Sümer1.8.2010-31.7.2014Mehmet Tuğrul Gücük1.8.2014-2.8.2016İlhan Saygılı14.11.2016-27.3.2021Emine Ece Özbayoğlu Acarsoy28.3.2021
See also List of ambassadors of Switzerland to Turkey
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