Hulusi Fuad Tugay

Hulusi Fuat Tugay (1890–1967) was a Turkish military doctor and diplomat. During the Ottoman period he served in the former post and after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey he served in the latter post. He was the first Turkish diplomat in Japan and China and served as the ambassador of Turkey in various countries, including Romania and Egypt. He is the first Turkish diplomat who was declared as the persona non grata during his ambassadorship in Egypt in 1954.

Early life and education He was born Ahmet Fuat in Kadıköy, Istanbul, on 24 March 1890.

His elder three brothers, Said, Reşit and Halil, were killed in the battles between 1912 and 1915. His another brother, Esat, was a diplomat and journalist.

Ahmet Fuat was first educated at home and then graduated from the Saint Joseph High School, İstanbul, in 1904.

Career and activities Hulusi Fuat participated in World War I and was appointed as a medical assistant to the newly established Hilal-i Ahmer Hospital in Istanbul in 1915. However, the mission had to be closed in 1931 due to financial reasons, and he left China on 2 August 1931. He was the ambassador of Turkey to Romania between 1947 and 1949. His tenure was without any conflict during the reign of King Farouk, but after the monarchical state of Egypt was ended by the Free Officers Movement in 1952 the Egyptian press began to publish many articles against Togay and his wife, Emine Düriye Hanım, who was a member of the Muhammad Ali dynasty. This incident is known as the Tugay affair. Immediately after this incident the Egyptian government publicly stated that Turkish policy was "anti-Arab."

Personal life and death Hulusi Fuat married Emine Düriye Hanım (1897–1973), a member of the Egyptian royal family, in Munich on 15 September 1921. Therefore, Emine Düriye Hanım was the cousin of King Farouk, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt between 1936 and 1952, and niece of King Fuad who ruled the Kingdom between 1922 and 1936.

Legacy His biography was published by Bedii Nuri Şehsuvaroğlu as a book, Hekim Bir Siyasimizin Portresi: Büyükelçi Doktor A. Hulusi Fuad , in 1972.