Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara

駐安卡拉台北經濟文化代表團 Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara Taipei Ekonomik ve Kültür Misyonu
Agency overview
Formed	1993[1]
Jurisdiction	Turkey  Georgia  Armenia  Cyprus  Bulgaria  Serbia  North Macedonia  Albania  Kosovo  Montenegro  Serbia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia  Slovenia
Headquarters	Ankara, Turkey
Agency executive	Volkan Chih-Yang, HUANG [zh], Representative[2]
Website	Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara; (Chinese: 駐土耳其代表處; pinyin: Zhù Tǔ'ěrqí Dàibiǎo Chù) (Turkish: Taipei Ekonomik ve Kültür Misyonu) represents the interests of Taiwan in Turkey in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. It was established in 1993.^[1]

Turkey had diplomatic relations with Taiwan as the Republic of China until 1971, when it recognised the People's Republic of China.^[3]

Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Turkish Trade Office in Taipei.^[4]

The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Volkan Chih-Yang Huang.^[2]

Representatives

• Cheng Tai-Hsiang (鄭泰祥)^[5][6]

See also

• List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan
• List of diplomatic missions in Turkey

References

1. USAK Hosted "Taiwan-Turkey Economic and Cultural Relations Conference, International Strategic Research Organisation, November 7, 2013
2. Embassies & Missions Abroad > Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
3. Turkey's Evolving Strategic Balance with China, Japan and South Korea, ETH Zurich, 21 October 2013
4. Turkish Trade Office in Taipei
5. Thomson, Jono (21 March 2024). "Muslims from over 30 countries observe Ramadan at Taipei Grand Mosque". Taiwan News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
6. Reyhanli (11 October 2020). "Taiwan-funded civic center opens in Turkish town". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

External links

• Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara