{"record":{"aliases":["Orhan Halid Erol","Orhan H. Erol","Orhan H. Eral"],"appointmentIds":["turkey-6837a1027c41ab"],"appointmentsDataset":"https://chanceries.org/diplomats.json","archivalSources":["erol-lendlease","erol-declaration"],"canonicalUrl":"https://chanceries.org/diplopedia/people/orhan-halit-erol-f2816a0a23/","countrySlug":"turkey","entityId":"https://chanceries.org/diplopedia/people/orhan-halit-erol-f2816a0a23/#person","eventIds":[],"expandedParagraphs":["Orhan Halit Erol graduated from Robert College in 1911 and built a career in consular and embassy work. He was in charge in London from 1927 to 1930 and in New York from 1933 to 1937. His service also included Bombay.","As counselor in Washington during the Second World War, Erol handled practical exchanges over military assistance. In December 1942 he asked the State Department about a proposed Lend-Lease agreement after Ankara reported that a draft had been delivered. The American official explained that the draft was still awaiting internal approval and would need to reflect Türkiye’s neutrality at the time.","Erol headed the embassy as chargé d’affaires after Münir Ertegün’s death in 1944. He signed the International Air Services Transit Agreement drawn up at Chicago that December alongside Şükrü Koçak and Ferruh Şahinbaş.","On 24 February 1945 Erol formally communicated Türkiye’s adherence to the Declaration by United Nations following its declaration of war on Germany and Japan. Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew’s reply arranged for Erol to sign on 28 February and explicitly identified him as chargé d’affaires."],"id":"turkey:orhan-halit-erol","identifiers":{},"legacyPersonIds":[],"legacyUrl":"https://chanceries.org/diplomat-f2816a0a23b230fa43a4.html","name":"Orhan Halit Erol","notes":[],"paragraphSources":[["residence-biographies","erol-london","erol-newyork"],["erol-lendlease"],["erol-declaration","erol-transit"],["erol-declaration"]],"profileUrl":"diplomat-f2816a0a23b230fa43a4.html","relatedEvents":[],"relatedPeople":[],"relationships":[],"researchStatus":"reviewed","reviewedOn":"2026-10-28","revision":"f2842507e101a921","sources":[{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":null,"id":"residence-biographies","locator":"Printed p. 138; PDF p. 56","publisher":"Istanbul Kültür University","title":"The Turkish Ambassador’s Residence and the Cultural History of Washington, D.C.","type":"scholarly-history","url":"https://johnedwardhasse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/John-E.-Hasse-The-Turkish-Ambassadors-Residence-Chapter-4-The-Swinging-Scions.pdf"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":null,"id":"erol-london","locator":"Orhan Halit Bey (Erol), 20 April 1927–28 November 1930","publisher":"Turkish Consulate General in London","title":"Previous consuls general in London","type":"official-roster","url":"https://londra-bk.mfa.gov.tr/Mission/MissionChiefHistory"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":null,"id":"erol-newyork","locator":"Orhan Halid Erol, 18 November 1933–31 August 1937","publisher":"Turkish Consulate General in New York","title":"Previous consuls general in New York","type":"official-roster","url":"https://newyork-cg.mfa.gov.tr/Mission/MissionChiefHistory"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":null,"id":"erol-lendlease","locator":"Complete memorandum and identification footnote","publisher":"U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian","title":"George V. Allen's telephone conversation with Erol, 21 December 1942","type":"archival-record","url":"https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1942v04/d824"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":null,"id":"erol-transit","locator":"Agreement II-252, title at PDF p. 401 and Turkish signatures at PDF p. 418 (printed p. 406)","publisher":"United Nations Treaty Series, volume 84","title":"International Air Services Transit Agreement, 7 December 1944","type":"treaty","url":"https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%2084/v84.pdf"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":null,"id":"erol-declaration","locator":"A.11.E/277, PDF pp. 104–105: Erol note of 24 February and Grew reply of 26 February, released 28 February 1945","publisher":"U.S. Department of State / Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum","title":"State Department press release 176: Türkiye's adherence to the Declaration by United Nations","type":"archival-record","url":"https://pism.org.uk/img/archiwum/dokumenty/A_11E/A_11_E_277.pdf"},{"accessedOn":"","date":"Accessed 23 October 2026","id":"mission-8640388fff0b15c07ec2","locator":"Full displayed historical chronology 1867–2024; current chancery commissioned 1997, completed/used 1999, inaugurated April 23, 1999.","publisher":"","title":"Mission history and former chiefs of mission","type":"Mission record","url":"https://washington-emb.mfa.gov.tr/Mission/MissionChiefHistory"}],"topics":["consular service","Lend-Lease","civil aviation","Declaration by United Nations"]},"schemaVersion":1}