List of ambassadors of Turkey to Northern Cyprus

The list of ambassadors of Turkey to Northern Cyprus provides a chronological record of individuals who have served as the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Turkey to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

The diplomatic relationship between Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has been significant since the establishment of the TRNC in 1983. As a result, Turkey has maintained a consistent presence in TRNC through its embassy and appointed various ambassadors to represent its interests in the region.^[1]

List of ambassadors

Ambassador	Term Start	Term End	Ref.
İnal Batu	15 November 1983	1 January 1984	[2]
Bedrettin Tunabaş	1 January 1984	1 January 1987	[2]
Ertuğrul Kumcuoğlu	1 January 1987	19 August 1991	[2]
Cahit Bayar	1 September 1991	31 May 1995	[2]
Aydan Karahan	16 June 1995	1 October 1996	[2]
Ertuğrul Apakan	1 October 1996	29 November 2000	[2]
Hayati Güven	1 December 2000	1 December 2004	[2]
Aydan Karahan	3 December 2004	30 November 2006	[3]
Türkekul Kurttekin	15 December 2006	29 December 2008	[4]
Şakir Fakılı	9 February 2009	22 July 2010	[5]
Kaya Türkmen	1 August 2010	17 March 2011	[6]
Halil İbrahim Akça	1 April 2011	24 July 2015	[7]
Derya Kanbay	28 July 2015	30 October 2018	[8]
Ali Murat Başçeri	1 November 2018	23 November 2022	[9]
Metin Feyzioğlu	28 November 2022	Incumbent	[10]

See also

• Embassy of Turkey, North Nicosia
• Northern Cyprus–Turkey relations