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Viewing cable 04ANKARA2210, TURKEY: NAMES, TITLE, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
04ANKARA2210 2004-04-19 08:57 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ankara 
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

190857Z Apr 04
 
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ANKARA 002210 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR S/ES-O AND EUR/SE 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: NAMES, TITLE, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR 
LEADING GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL FIGURES 
 
 
REF: SECSTATE 84543 
 
 
ΒΆ1. (SBU) Below is Mission's response to reftel regarding 
updated contact information for senior Turkish officials 
(April 16, 2004). 
 
 
Recep Tayyip Erdogan 
Prime Minister 
Comment: Erdogan does not speak English. 
To reach the P.M., contact one of the officials listed below: 
(a) Chief Foreign Policy Advisor Ambassador Ender Arat 
    Office: 90 312 419 5463 or 90 312 419 5714 
    Cell: 90 533 520 3739 
    Comment: Amb. Arat speaks English. 
(b) Foreign Policy Advisor Hakan Olcay 
    Office: 90 312 419 5463 or 90 312 419 5714 
    Fax: 90 312 419 1547 
    Comment: Olcay speaks English. 
(c) Chief Advisor Ahmet Davutoglu 
    Office: 90 312 419 1559 
    Comment: Davutoglu speaks English. 
(d) Prime Ministry Undersecretary Omer Dincer 
    Office: 90 312 425 0493 
    Comment: Dincer speaks English. 
(e) Chief of Cabinet Hikmet Bulduk 
    Office: 90 312 419 5896 
    Cell: 90 533 743 6105 
    Switchboard (operates 24 hrs.): 90 312 419 5896 
    Comment: Bulduk speaks English. 
(f) Foreign Policy Advisor and M.P. Egemen Bagis 
    Office: 90 312 420 5908 
    Cell: 90 533 357 4815 or 90 505 777 9363 
    Comment: Bagis, who acts as P.M.'s interpreter, speaks 
             excellent English. 
 
 
Ahmet Necdet Sezer 
President 
Comment: Sezer does not speak English. 
In order to reach Sezer, contact his Chief of Cabinet and 
Foreign Policy Advisor, Amb. Sermet Atacanli. 
Office: 90 312 468 5036 
Switchboard (operates 24 hrs.): 90 312 470 1111 
Comment: Amb. Atacanli speaks English. 
 
 
Abdullah Gul 
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister 
Comment: Gul speaks English. 
To reach Gul, contact one of the following: 
(a) Special Advisor Gurcan Turkoglu 
    Office: 90 312 287 1448 
    Comment: Turkoglu speaks English. 
(b) Chief of Cabinet Mehmet Samsar 
    Office: 90 312 292 1168 
    Comment: Samsar speaks English. 
(c) MFA switchboard can be reached 24 hrs. at 90 312 292 1000. 
(d) After 1800 an MFA duty officer can be reached at 
    90 312 292 1087. 
 
 
Ugur Ziyal 
MFA Undersecretary 
Office: 90 312 287 1660 or 90 312 287 1661 
Cell: 90 532 457 5681 
Comment: Ziyal, who speaks excellent English, is our key 
         interlocutor on a host of issues. 
 
 
Abdulkadir Aksu 
Minister of Interior 
To reach Aksu, contact his Chief of Cabinet Ahmet Altiparmak. 
Office: 90 312 418 1368 or 90 312 425 4080 (24 hrs.) 
Comment: Aksu, who does not speak English, is one of our 
         most important interlocutors on terrorism issues. 
 
 
Ali Babacan 
State Minister for the Economy 
Office (Chief of Cabinet Mustafa Rumeli): 90 312 212 8056 
Comment: Babacan speaks English. 
 
 
General Hilmi Ozkok 
Chief, Turkish General Staff 
Office: 90 312 418 2692 
Aides: Colonel Sungu 90 312 402 1002 
       Major Nuri 90 312 402 1007 
Comment: Ozkok speaks English. 
 
 
General Ilker Basbug 
Deputy Chief, Turkish General Staff 
Office: 90 312 402 1080 
Comment: Basbug speaks English. 
EDELMAN