Türkiye has appointed Fatma Ceren Yazgan, currently serving as the country’s ambassador to the Netherlands, as its new ambassador to Ukraine. Her predecessor, Ambassador Mustafa Levent Bilgen, who has held the post since 2023, will head Türkiye’s first diplomatic mission in Iceland.
The reports were cited by Turkish media, referencing sources in Türkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Turkey’s current ambassador to the Netherlands, Fatma Ceren Yazgan, has been appointed as the new head of the diplomatic mission in Kyiv,” the statement said.
Ambassador Mustafa Levent Bilgen has been reassigned to Iceland, where Türkiye has established its first diplomatic representation.
According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the decision was part of a routine rotation of heads of embassies and permanent missions, communicated by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to the diplomatic corps.
