Türkiye appoints new ambassadors | Local News

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed new ambassadors through a decree published in the Official Gazette early Friday.

According to the decree, Sedat Onal, the current UN envoy, has been appointed as Türkiye’s ambassador to the US.

Ahmet Yildiz, the current deputy foreign minister, replaced Onal as the new envoy to the UN.

Rifat Cem Ornekol has been appointed as Türkiye’s ambassador to Guinea, while Ahmet Ihsan Kiziltan has been posted as Türkiye’s ambassador to Chile.

Korhan Kemik has been designated as Türkiye’s ambassador to Vietnam, and Beliz Celasin Rende as its ambassador to Guatemala.

Other ambassadorial appointments include Mehmet Sait Uyanik to Bulgaria, Gokcen Kaya to Costa Rica, Semih Lutfu Turgut to Sri Lanka, and Ahmet Ergin to Equatorial Guinea.