Namık Tan
Namık Tan
Ambassador of Turkey to United States
In office
25 February 2010 – 31 March 2014
Preceded byNabi Şensoy
Succeeded bySerdar Kılıç
Ambassador of Turkey to Israel
In office
22 January 2007 – 23 July 2009
Preceded byFeridun Sinirlioğlu
Succeeded byOğuz Çelikkol
Personal details
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Mardin, Turkey

Namık Tan (born 1956 in Mardin, Turkey) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party. He was the ambassador of Turkey to the United States. He held that office from February 2010 until May 2014. He was a former ambassador of Turkey to Israel between 2007 and 2009.[1] He also served in the United Arab Emirates, Russia, and in senior positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Istanbul (II) in the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election.

Early life

Tan's family traces its ancestral roots to Bulgaria, Greece, Ossetia, Syria, and elsewhere. He became interested in diplomacy at a young age. His father was a Turkish administrator and his work required the family to move around frequently. This broad exposure prompted Tan to take the foreign service examination. He studied law but did not become a lawyer.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Biography, Washington Embassy of Turkey. http://www.washington.emb.mfa.gov.tr/AmbassadorsBio.aspx.
  2. ↑ Tristan Abbey, "A Conversation with Namik Tan," The American Interest (February 13, 2012). http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1209
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