Indonesie–Turkey relations
Indonesie–Turkey relations are foreign bilateral relations atween Republic o Indonesie an Republic o Turkey. The diplomatic relations atween Indonesie an Turkey are pairteecularly important acause baith are Muslim-majority kintras as weel as midren democracies. Baith kintras serve as the example o hou Islam an democracy caud coexist and thrive.[1] Diplomatic relations haes been established syne 1950. Indonesia haes an embassy in Ankara.[2] an consulate-general in Istanbul. Turkey haes an embassy in Jakarta,[3] an honorar consulate in Medan syne met 1996. Baith kintras are full members o the Warld Tred Organisation (WTO), Organisation o Islamic Cooperation (OIC), D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation an the G-20 major economies.
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
Indonesian-Turkish relations can be traced back tae the 12t century. Turkish Islamic scholars who veesitit Indonesia during that period played an important role in the spread o Islam in Indonesie.[4] Relations wi the Ottoman Empire (Turkey's predecessor state) bygane wi the 16th century Ottoman expedition tae Aceh, in wi the response tae the Aceh Sultanate's request for assistance against the Portuguese in Malacca[5]
Turkey recognised Indonesie on 29 December 1949 an diplomatic relations wur established in 1950. Turkis Embassy in Jakarta wis opened on 10 April 1957.
Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Palash R. Ghosh (1 Mairch 2011). "Arab nations may look to Turkey and Indonesia as models of modern Islamic states (Part 1)". International Business Times. Retrieved 27 Januar 2013.
- ↑ Embassy of Indonesia in Turkey
- ↑ Embassy of Turkey in Indonesia
- ↑ "Relations between Turkey and Indonesia". Ministry of Foreign Affair, Republic of Turkey. Retrieved 27 Januar 2013.
- ↑ Reid, Anthony (Februar 2005), The Ottomans in Southeast Asia (PDF), ARI Working Papers, 36, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, archived frae the original (PDF) on 13 Juin 2010