The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( tr, Dışişleri Bakanlığı) is a

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of the

Republic of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

, responsible for the nation's

foreign policy A State (polity), state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterall ...

and international relations. Established on 2 May 1920, its primary duties are administering diplomatic missions, negotiating international treaties and agreements, and representing the Republic of Turkey at the United Nations. The ministry is headquartered in the Turkish capital of Ankara and counts on more than 200 missions as embassies, permanent representation offices and consulates general, abroad. As of 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains 235 diplomatic posts worldwide. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, appointed on 29 August 2014.

Organization

Central Organization

* Directorate-Generals for Bilateral Political Affairs ** Americas *** North America (

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and Canada) *** Latin America ** Africa *** East Africa *** West Africa ** East Asia and Southeast Asia ** Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasia ** South Asia, Iraq and Iran ** Syria ** Middle East and North Africa *** North Africa *** Middle East *** Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Overseas Organization

* Embassies * Permanent Representation Offices * Consulate-Generals

Representative Offices inside Turkey

* Istanbul Representative Office * Izmir Representative Office * Antalya Representative Office * Edirne Representative Office * Gaziantep Representative Office * Hatay Representative Office

Main issues regarding Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Diplomatic missions

In 1793, the first permanent Turkish embassy was established by Ottoman

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Selim III Selim III ( ota, سليم ثالث, Selim-i sâlis; tr, III. Selim; was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Regarded as an enlightened ruler, the Janissaries eventually deposed and imprisoned him, and placed his cousin Mustafa ...

in London. Excluding Honorary Consulates, Turkey is represented through 236 official missions, of which 142 are embassies, 12 are permanent representations, 81 are Consulate Generals and two are trade offices. With 235 missions, Turkey ranks sixth in the world after

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(276), United States (273), France (267),

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(247) and Russia (242). Of the 236 Turkish ambassadors in service as of March 2016, 37 are women.

International Organizations

Republic of Turkey is a member of 26 international organizations. The contact between these organizations and Turkey is maintained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Awards

Since 1989, the Ministry awards people and organizations that have demonstrated distinguished services.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Turkey, Foreign Affairs 1920 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Foreign relations of Turkey Turkey