Turkey/Ambassador/Spain
 Turkey/Ambassador/Spain  (Ambassador to Spain) | |
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 Ambassador Zeki Kuneralp survived an assassination attempt which claimed the lives of his wife and her brother in Madrid in 1978. He retired, in part due to ill-health, in 1979, renouncing the world and current affairs. | |
| The Turkish ambassador to Spain. |
The Turkish Ambassador to Spain is Turkey's highest diplomatic representative to Spain.
Overview
Turkey has an embassy in Madrid and a consulate general in Barcelona.
Turkey and Spain are both members of the Council of Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the World Trade Organization, and the Union for the Mediterranean. Spain is also an EU member and Turkey is an EU candidate.
A rapprochement between the Republic of Turkey, led by prime minister Adnan Menderes, and Francoist Spain began by the mid-20th century, and both countries signed a Treaty of Friendship in 1959.[1]This strengthening of relations continued in the 1980s, in a favourable context facilitated by circumstances such as the joining of Spain to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1982, a military alliance to which Turkey already belonged.[1]
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Semih Akbil | 1984 | 21 June 1986 |
| Zeki Kuneralp | 1972 | 1979 |
