Malaysie–Turkey Relations

Turkey haes an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, an Malaysie haes an embassy in Ankara. Baith kintras are the full members o the Warld Tred Organisation (WTO) an the Organisation o the Islamic Conference (OIC). Baith kintras are an aw clessed as regional pouers an middle powers in thair respective regions.

The relations atween the two countries can be traced back during the Malay sultanate era an the Ottoman Empire. Frae 19th century, relations atween the Malay Sultanates an the Ottomans remained intact, bolstered bi close personal ties atween Sultan Abu Bakar o Johor, who made seiveral veesits tae Istanbul. On the occasion o Sultan Abu Bakar’s veesit in 1890, he an his brither, Engku Abdul Majid, married Turkis weemen. These marriages haes further strengthened the bilateral relationship an produced a mixed Malay-Turkis descendants sic as Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas and Ungku Aziz. Today, the modren relations o baith kintras haes stairtit syne 1964. Prime Meenister Najib Razak veesitit Turkey on 17 Eprel 2014 tae extend bilateral trades atween the twa kintras an signed FTA. Some economic agreements haes been establish atween the twa kintras sic as Strategic Framework Agreement an Free Trade Agreement. Beside that, the visa requirements for baith kintras veesits an aw haes been abolished.

Baith kintras an aw currently forging greater co-operation in trade an investment especially linkages in the Islamic financial industry atween the twa markets. Turkey an aw currently leukin on Malaysie tae acome ane o its trading pairtner in the ASEAN region. In 2019, as pairt o the plan tae improve ties wi Asie naitions, Turkey plans tae boost its investment in Malaysie whur the latter an aw hae been conseedert as amang 17 kintras unner focus for exports as haed been expressed bi Turkis Trade Meenister Ruhsar Pekcan in August.

Currently, the Turkis defence industry company haes sign several accords wi Malaysie pairtner which worth aroond $600 million deal for airmourit vehicles production. The ither Turkis firms an aw haes signed deals wi Malaysie pairtners tae modernise the Malaysie militar seestems.

On 12 Mey 2017, Malaysie deportit three Turkis suspects ower their alleged involvement wi the Gülen movement, an organisation which haes been designatit as a terrorist organisation bi the Turkis govrenment. Follaein this, the Malaysie govrenment wis accused ni the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) for enabling the persecution o government critics o the admeenistration unner Preses Recep Tayyip Erdoğan bi unlawfully turning ower Turkis naitionals wha fled frae the crackdoun launched bi thaur Preses unner the request o thair govrenment. Deputy Prime Meenister o Malaysie Ahmad Zahid Hamidi denied the detention wis based on order frae the Turkis govrenment, while explaining that the arrests wur made efter receiving information frae the Coonter-Messaging Centre (CMC) in relation tae their involvement in an organisation that deemed illegal in thair kintra.

• Relations between Turkey and Malaysia have developed on mutual trust, cooperation and sympathy, and these two countries have supported each other in several international organizations Archived 2020-07-11 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) (Page 130)
• The Relationship Between Turkey And Malaysia In 19th Century And The Impact Of Implementation Of Majalah Ahkam Johor Abd Jalil, Borham (2013)