Nabi Sensoy (25 May 1945 in Istanbul – 7 February 2018 in İzmir, Turkey) was the ambassador of Turkey to the United States[1] from January 2006.[2] He was recalled to Turkey in October 2007 after the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs passed a resolution condemning the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire.[3] He returned to his position shortly afterwards. He resigned in December of 2009.[2]
Nabi Şensoy | |
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Born | 25 May 1945 Istanbul, Turkey |
Died | 6 February 2018 İzmir, Turkey | (aged 72)
Alma mater | Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University |
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edit- ^ Acikalin, Serpil (13 July 2007). "Captured U.S Origin Weapons Increased the Tensions Between Turkey, Iraq and US". Turkish Weekly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Turkish ambassador to U.S. quits". UPI. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Ali Berat Meric; Louis Meixler (11 October 2007). "Turkey Recalls Ambassador After U.S. Armenian Vote (Update3)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 December 2010.