Maldives–Turkey relations are the foreign
relations
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between the
Maldives and the
Turkey. The diplomatic relations were established in 1979. The Turkish Embassy in New Delhi,
India is accredited to the Maldives and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the
United Nations Office in Geneva is accredited to Turkey.
The two countries have good relations between them mostly in the areas of tourism and
defence, while being in close cooperation with one another on international platforms including the United Nations and
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
History
Maldives has benefitted from assistance rendered by Turkey, especially in the aftermath of the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...
.
In 2019, in a visit of the Maldivian Minister of Home Affairs
Imran Abdulla to
Ankara, Turkey vowed to assist with the prison reform in Maldives.
Diplomatic visits
The first official visit from Turkey to the Maldives since the establishment of diplomatic relations was on 9 February 2005, when Prime Minister
Erdoğan visited the Maldives in the aftermath of the
earthquake and the tsunami disaster in South East Asia on 26 December 2004. The visit to Turkey by Maldivian Foreign Minister
Abdulla Shahid
Abdulla Shahid ( dv, ޢަބްދުﷲ ޝާހިދު; born 26 May 1962) is Maldivian politician who served as President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly between 2021 and 2022. Shahid is the first Maldivian politician to hold that post. ...
on 15–21 April 2008, was the first official visit from the Maldives to Turkey.
Economic Relations
* Trade volume between the two countries was US$39.6 million in 2017. The trade volume grew to US$64.5 million in 2018. There are no bilateral economic cooperation mechanisms between the two countries.
See also
*
Foreign relations of the Maldives
The Maldives has remained an independent nation throughout its recorded history, save for a brief spell of Portuguese occupation in the mid-16th century. From 1887 to 1965, the country was a British protectorate while retaining full internal s ...
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Foreign relations of Turkey
Physically bridging Europe and Asia, Turkey is a secular country that has pursued a Western-oriented foreign policy.Robins, Philip. Turkey and the Middle East. London: Royal Institute of International Affairs and New York: Council on Foreign R ...
References
Maldives-Turkey relations
Turkey
Bilateral relations of Turkey
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