This list of consuls general of Turkey to Palestine provides a chronological record of individuals who have served as the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Turkey to the State of Palestine. Some sources refer to the consul general as if they are an ambassador.
List of consuls general
Consul-General | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
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Hasan Basri Lostar | 24 June 1925 | 17 March 1927 | |
Mehmet Refik Durmaz | 17 March 1927 | 30 June 1928 | |
Atıf Kor | 20 July 1928 | 22 November 1930 | |
Hasan Sabri Kezrak | 12 April 1931 | 31 August 1931 | |
Rüşemi Bey | 9 September 1931 | 30 May 1932 | |
Talat Kayaalp Bey | 6 July 1932 | 4 December 1934 | |
Ahmed Umar | 7 December 1934 | 24 July 1938 | |
Cemal Tevfik Karasapan | 25 July 1938 | 16 April 1942 | |
Hilmi Kamil Bayur | 9 May 1942 | 10 August 1943 | |
Fuad Aktan | 25 September 1943 | 13 July 1945 | |
Ahmet Rüştü Demirel | 12 October 1945 | 31 July 1949 | |
Burhan Işın | 25 November 1949 | 18 February 1951 | |
Fuat Bayramoğlu | 19 February 1951 | 9 September 1953 | |
Hakkı Kentli | 29 November 1953 | 13 July 1959 | |
Sadullah Eygi | 21 February 1961 | 25 March 1961 | |
Kemal Yurdadoğan | 25 March 1961 | 18 September 1961 | |
Celalettin Ziyal | 19 September 1961 | 15 October 1964 | |
Halil Kaya Pirnar | 15 October 1964 | 2 September 1966 | |
Ali Refik İleri | 3 September 1966 | 15 July 1971 | |
Behiç Kışınbay | 27 July 1971 | 17 August 1975 | |
Aydın Alacakaptan | 31 August 1975 | 16 October 1977 | |
Yusuf Kadri Dicle | 31 October 1977 | 7 July 1978 | |
Işık Akın (UZER) | 1 October 1992 | 17 August 1996 | |
Ethem Tokdemir | 1 September 1996 | 16 August 2000 | |
Hüseyin Avni Bıçaklı | 1 September 2000 | 13 February 2005 | |
Ercan Özer | 15 February 2005 | 12 November 2009 | |
Şakir Özkan Torunlar | 17 April 2010 | 1 February 2014 | |
Hüsnü Gürcan Türkoğlu | 15 November 2016 | 15 June 2019 |
References
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- "Mission History of the Consulate General of Turkey in Jerusalem". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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- Berman, Lazar. "Turkey's new envoy to Israel begins work after four years of suspended ties". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- Ahren, Raphael. "Israel expels Turkish consul in Jerusalem after Ankara boots Israel's ambassador". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.