Mehmet Tansu Okandan (17 July 1942 – 5 January 2019) was a Turkish diplomat.

M. Tansu Okandan
Turkey Ambassador to Australia
In office
1 October 2001 – 5 January 2006
PresidentAhmet Necdet Sezer
Preceded byUmut Arık
Succeeded byMurat Ersavcı
Turkey Ambassador to Belarus
In office
10 April 1992 – 28 February 1998
PresidentTurgut Özal (1992–1993) Süleyman Demirel
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byŞule Soysal
Personal details
Born17 July 1942
Istanbul, Turkey
Died5 January 2019 (aged 76)
Ankara, Turkey
Alma materAnkara University Faculty of Political Sciences

He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences in 1965. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he served as Turkey's first ambassador to Belarus in 1992–1998.[1] He served as Turkey's ambassador to Australia from 2001 to 2006.[2]

Apart from his ambassadorial duties, he served as the general director of bilateral political affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 2001.

References

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  1. ^ "History of the Embassy and Our Former Ambassadors". Republic of Turkey Embassy of Minsk.
  2. ^ "Embassy History and Previous Ambassadors". Republic of Turkey Turkish Embassy in Canberra.