New Zealand–Turkey relations

New Zealand–Turkey relations have developed steadily over the last few years, with a reaffirmation of bonds arising from the shared Gallipoli experience of World War I. In January 1992 Turkey opened an embassy in Wellington, with New Zealand opening an embassy in Ankara in 1993.[1]

Turkish-New Zealand relations

Turkey	New Zealand

A memorial to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the commander of the Turkish forces at Gallipoli who went on to become the founder of modern Turkey, is sited at Tarakina Bay overlooking the entrance to Wellington harbour.[2]

Visits

Head of State

Dates	Head of State
April 1990	Governor-General, Sir Paul Reeves
August 1991	President of Turkey, Turgut Özal
21–28 April 1998	Governor-General, Sir Michael Hardie Boys
21 April - 1 May 2003	Governor-General, Dame Silvia Cartwright
April 2009	Governor-General, Sir Anand Satyanand

Prime Minister

Dates	Prime Minister
23–27 April 2005	Prime Minister, Helen Clark
3–7 December 2005	Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
22–26 April 2010	Prime Minister, John Key

Minister of foreign Affairs

Dates	Minister
1985	Vahit Melih Halefoğlu
12–15 September 1992	Don McKinnon
27 February-2 March 1994	Hikmet Çetin
16–19 April 1995	Donald Charles McKinnon
23–25 April 2001	Phil Goff
April 2007	Winston Peters
April 2009	Winston Peters

See also

• Foreign relations of Turkey
• Foreign relations of New Zealand
• Turks in New Zealand

References

1. Hurriyet. "PM Erdogan to visit New Zealand". Retrieved 8 February 2009.
2. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade. "Republic of Turkey: Bilateral relationship". Retrieved 8 February 2009.

External links

• New Zealand embassy in Ankara (also covers Jordan and Israel Embassy)
• Turkish embassy in Wellington
• New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Turkey
• Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affaires about relations with New Zealand