Türkiye’s Consul General in Stuttgart, Makbule Koçak Kaçar, published a farewell message as her term in office came to an end. Kaçar said she began serving as Consul General in Stuttgart on December 15, 2022, and announced that she had completed her nearly four-year term as of September 15.
“I am proud to have served you”
Kaçar said she was deeply pleased with the relationships she built during her tenure in Stuttgart with the Turkish community living in the region and with German friends.
Kaçar said celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye in Stuttgart held special significance for her and expressed the hope that the Turkish community would grow even stronger in the Republic’s second century.

She thanked citizens
Kaçar said they had worked to resolve citizens’ problems and improve consular services throughout her term. She noted that they had maintained close contact with the Turkish community in many areas, particularly education, culture, trade, family life and social affairs.
Kaçar said she and the consulate staff had worked to serve the Turkish community in the region and thanked the citizens and institutions that supported them.
Call for unity among the Turkish community
Addressing the Turkish community in Germany in her farewell message, Kaçar emphasized the importance of unity and solidarity. She stressed that the Turkish community should contribute to the country where it lives while maintaining its ties with Türkiye.

Kaçar also called on citizens to attach importance to their children’s education, participate more actively in social life and carry the Turkish community’s strong position in Germany into the future.
“My bond with you will continue”
Makbule Koçak Kaçar said that despite the end of her term, the close personal bond she had established with citizens living in Stuttgart and the surrounding region would continue.
Kaçar concluded her message by saying, “I greet you with respect, love and affection.”
She held various positions during her diplomatic career
Makbule Koçak Kaçar studied at Ankara University’s Faculty of Law from 1995 to 1999. She completed graduate studies in private international law at the International Maritime Law Institute in Malta and Ankara University.
Kaçar began her career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a legal adviser. From 2001 to 2003, she served as a trainee legal adviser and legal adviser at the Ministry’s Legal Counsel’s Office. She served as legal adviser at the Embassy in Copenhagen from 2003 to 2007, as counsellor at the Embassy in Rome from 2009 to 2012, and as counsellor at the Embassy in Baku from 2015 to 2017.
Kaçar served as Consul General in Batumi from 2017 to 2020. After working as Head of the Consular Affairs Department for Eastern Europe and Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2020 to 2022, she began serving at the Consulate General in Stuttgart. Current official records do not show that the change of assignment in Stuttgart has been finalized.