Andrew James Alexander Mango (14 June 1926 – 6 July 2014) was a British BBC employee and author.

[1] While still young, Mango took a job as press officer in the British Embassy at Ankara.

[1] He held degrees from the University of London, including a doctorate on Persian literature.

Mango joined the BBC's Turkish section while a student and spent his entire career in the External Services, rising to be Turkish Programme Organiser and then Head of the South European Service.

[2][3] His background in Persian and Arabic studies allowed Mango to master Ottoman Turkish.