Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C.

The Embassy of Turkey in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Turkey to the United States. It is located at 2525 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest in the Embassy Row neighborhood.

Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C.
LocationWashington, D.C.
Address2525 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Coordinates38°54′59″N 77°03′21″W
Websitewashington.emb.mfa.gov.tr
The statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Turkish Embassy, Washington D.C.

The chancery is housed in a new building, inaugurated by Turkish President Süleyman Demirel on April 23, 1999. Designed by Shalom Baranes Associates, it reflects aspects of Turkish vernacular architecture while harmonizing with the styles of the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood.

Previously, the embassy had been housed in a mansion farther south, at Sheridan Circle and 23rd Street, N.W. The building today serves as the Turkish ambassador's residence. It was originally built for Edward Hamlin Everett, a bottling millionaire, in 1915. The Everett House was designed by George Oakley Totten, Jr., a Washingtonian who had spent a brief period in Turkey as the official architect for Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The Turkish government leased the building in 1932 and purchased it four years later.

2017 violent clashes
Main article: Clashes at the Turkish Ambassador's Residence in Washington, D.C.

On May 16, 2017, armed Turkish security forces attacked pro Kurdish protesters demonstrating on behalf of the North American Kurdish Alliance outside the ambassador's residence during a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, forcing intervention by the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.[1] On March 31, 2016, Turkish security forces had attacked protesters and journalists further down Embassy Row during a speech by President Erdoğan at the Brookings Institution.[2]

Ambassadors
  • Ahmet Muhtar (11/28/1927-4/20/1934)
  • Mehmet Münir Ertegün (6/18/1934-11/1/1944)
  • Orhan Halit Erol (11/1/1944-3/16/1945)
  • Hüseyin Ragıp Baydur (3/16/1945-8/27/1948)
  • Feridun Cemal Erkin (8/11/1948-6/15/1955)
  • Ali Haydar Görk (5/31/1955-4/19/1957)
  • Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (8/27/1957-3/23/1960)
  • Melih Esenbel (3/24/1960-10/28/1960) 1st time
  • Bülend Uşaklıgil (11/1/1960-6/20/1962)
  • Turgut Menemencioğlu (4/24/1962-1/2/1967)
  • Melih Esenbel (1/9/1967-11/1/1974) 2nd time
  • Aydın Yeğen (11/1/1974-4/1/1975)
  • Melih Esenbel (4/1/1975-7/14/1979) 3rd time
  • Şükrü Elekdağ (7/23/1979-6/26/1989)
  • Nüzhet Kandemir (8/14/1989-4/15/1998)
  • Baki İlkin (4/17/1998-9/18/2001)
  • Faruk Loğoğlu (9/24/2001-12/26/2005)
  • Nabi Şensoy (1/1/2006-1/17/2010)
  • Namık Tan (2/15/2010-3/31/2014)
  • Serdar Kılıç (4/16/2014–present)

See also

References
  1. Fandos, Nicholas; Mele, Christopher (18 May 2017). "Erdogan Security Forces Launch 'Brutal Attack' on Washington Protesters, Officials Say". The New York Times. p. A17. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. Kirişci, Kemal (19 May 2017). "Turkey's downward spiral and the scuffles at Erdoğan's Brookings speech". Brookings Institution. Retrieved 19 May 2017.


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