The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Kyiv is the diplomatic mission of Turkey, located in Ukraine.Embassy of Turkey in Ukraine Turkey also has a consulate general in Odesa located on Leontovycha Street.
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 Kyiv Embassy of Turkey was established. On January 3, 1993 in Ankara, Turkey, the embassy began its work in Ukraine. In Dnipro, Ukraine, honorary consulates were hired in the Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey, located in Odesa, Ukraine.
In March 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the embassy moved to Chernivtsi, closer to the western border of the country with Romania. The embassy returned to Kyiv on 5 April 2022.https://www.facebook.com/TCKievBE/posts/342236361270971
Previous Ambassadors Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu (1918); Rıza Nur (1922); Edgar Harmon (1992 - 1997); Alp Karaosmanoğlu (1997 - 2002);Foreign Embassies to Ukraine Ali Bilge Cankorel (2002 - 2006);Azerbaijan to set up hotline for domestic violence victims Erdoğan Şerif İşcan (2006 - 2009);Turkish Ambassador to Korea Erdogan Iscan Ahmet Bülent Meriç (2009 - 2011);Ahmet Bulent MERIC: “Ukraine is able to do more to attract foreign investments” Mehmet Samsar (2011-2014);Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Ukraine Yönet Can Tezel (2014-2018);Turkish Embassy in Kiev Yağmur Ahmet Güldere (2018-2023); M. Levent Bilgen (2023-).
See also Turkey-Ukraine relations Foreign relations of Turkey Foreign relations of Ukraine Embassy of Ukraine, Ankara Diplomatic missions in Ukraine Diplomatic missions of Turkey
References
External links Embassy of Turkey in Kyiv Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine