List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Turkey
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| Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Turkey Ingiltere'nin Türkiye Büyükelçisi |
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Incumbent
Richard Moore since 2014 |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Ankara |
| Appointer | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Ronald Lindsay |
| Formation | 1925 First Ambassador up to foundation of Turkish Republic |
| Website | British Embassy Ankara |
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Sir Ronald Lindsay was the British Ambassador to Turkey from 1925 to 1926
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Turkey is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Republic of Turkey, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Ankara. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey.
List of heads of mission
Ambassadors to Turkey
For the period up to foundation of the Turkish Republic, see List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire.
- 1920–1924: Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet (British Commissioner at Constantinople)
- 1925–1926: Sir Ronald Lindsay
- 1926–1933: Sir George Clerk
- 1933–1939: Sir Percy Loraine, 12th Baronet
- 1939–1944: Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen [1]
- 1944–1946: Sir Maurice Peterson
- 1946–1949: Sir David Kelly
- 1949–1951: Sir Noel Charles
- 1951–1954: Sir Knox Helm
- 1954–1958: Sir James Bowker
- 1958–1962: Sir Bernard Burrows
- 1963–1967: Sir Denis Allen
- 1967–1969: Sir Roger Allen
- 1969–1972: Sir Roderick Sarell
- 1973–1977: Sir Horace Phillips
- 1977–1980: Sir Derek Dodson
- 1980–1983: Sir Peter Laurence
- 1983–1986: Sir Mark Russell
- 1986–1992: Sir Timothy Daunt
- 1992–1995: John Goulden
- 1995–1997: Sir Kieran Prendergast
- 1997–2001: Sir David Logan
- 2002–2006: Sir Peter Westmacott
- 2006–2009: Nick Baird
- 2009–2014: Sir David Reddaway[2][3]
- 2014–present[update]: Richard Moore[4][5]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34607. p. 1763. 14 March 1939. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ David Reddaway CMG MBE, British Ambassador to Turkey
- ↑ Bidding Farewell: David Reddaway, ankarascene.com
- ↑ Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkey, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 14 December 2012
- ↑ Richard Moore (UKAmbRichard) on Twitter
