Diplomat, statesman (b. November 08, 1927, Istanbul - d. 6 July 2022, Istanbul). He graduated from Galatasaray High School and Ankara University,
Faculty of Political Sciences. He started to work as a probationary officer in
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Politics Office in 1949. He worked at different
levels of ministry. He worked as second clerk and head clerk at NATO Permanent
Representation (1952-1957), Middle East branch director of Foreign Affairs
Ministry (1957-1959), undersecretary of Ministry, Cairo and Washington
Ambassador (1959-1964), general manager (1964-1967), vice general secretary
(1968), Athens Ambassador (1968-1972), Moscow Ambassador (1972-1975), Permanent
representative in UN (1975-1978), vice general secretary for UN (1979-1980),
Foreign Affairs Minister (1980-1983), Representative in UN, Paris Ambassador
(1985-1988) and he was retired in 1991. He wrote articles on foreign policy in Hürriyet newspaper.
REFERENCE: Cüneyt Ülsever / Moşerliği Sanat Geline Getiren Yazar (Hürriyet 2002 ilavesi), Can Dündar / Teşhiste Hata Çözümü Engeller (Hürriyet, 4.4.2006), İhsan Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2. bas., 2009), Eski Dışişleri Bakanı İlter Türkmen vefat etti (iha.com.tr, 6 Temmuz 2022), İlter Türkmen kitapları (nadirkitap.com, kutuphane.ttk.gov.tr, 7 Temmuz 2022).
