[[CHINESE / TURKISH RELATIONS - FIRST TURKISH AMBASSADOR IN CHINA] [Photograph of Emin Ali Sipahi with Chinese diplomats]. Le premier ambassadeur Turc en Chine rejoint son poste. Press photo by NYT Paris

SIPAHI, EMIN ALI (First Turkish ambassador in China, active in early Turkish Republican years).

Press Photo by NYT, Paris, 1940.

B/w press photo of Emin Ali Sipahi with printed title on verso "The first Turkish ambassador to China joins his post". Text in French: "S. E. Emin Ali Sipani [sic. Sipahi] (au centre) passant en revue la Garde d'Honneur a son arrivee a Chungking, capitale provisoire de la Chine. C'est la premiere fois que la Turquie envoie un ambassadeur en Chine. Photo NYT Paris 2.2.40 DB. N.Y. Document vise et publication autorise par la censure No 46.756.". New York Times and photographers' stamps on verso. Probably this photo was published by New York Time in 1932.

Emin Ali Sipahi was the first Turkish ambassador in China.