New Ambassadors Appointed by President Erdoğan

A wave of new ambassadorial appointments across various nations has been formalized through a decree signed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and published in the Official Gazette. These changes signal a reshuffling of diplomatic representation for Turkey on the international stage.

Key appointments include Yakup Caymazoğlu, formerly the Turkish Ambassador to Jordan, who will now serve as Ambassador to Qatar. Hakan Karaçay, previously Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs, has been appointed as the new Ambassador to Jordan. Can Oğuz, Deputy Director General for Eastern Europe, will take up the post in Kuwait, while Nazmiye Başaran, Deputy Director General for Syria Affairs, is assigned to Moldova.

Further diplomatic shifts involve the recall of Erdal Sabri Ergen from his post as Ambassador to Djibouti. He will be succeeded by Hüseyin Özdemir, a member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Board. Additionally, Havva Yonca Gündüz has been appointed as the Ambassador to Estonia, and Senem Güzel, Deputy Director General for West Africa Affairs, will represent Turkey in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In other changes, Tunca Özçuhadar, the Ambassador to Uruguay, has been recalled to the center. Ahmet Aydın Doğan has been appointed as the new Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Lastly, Vesime Ela Beşkardeş Karagöl, Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Arms Control at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), has been appointed as Ambassador to Botswana.