Indonesia–Turkey relations
Indonesia-Turkey relations refers to diplomatic relations between Turkey and Indonesia. They have strong ties.
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Indonesia and Turkey established diplomatic relations in 1950. Diplomatic relations are particularly important because both are Muslim-majority countries as well as modern democracies. Indonesia has an embassy in Ankara[1] and consulate-general in Istanbul. Turkey has an embassy in Jakarta,[2] and honorary consulate in Medan since May 1996. Both countries are full members of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, MIKTA and the G-20 major economies.
History
Imperial Period


Relations with the Ottoman Empire (Turkey's predecessor state) began with the 16th century Ottoman expedition to Aceh, in with the response to the Aceh Sultanate's request for assistance against the Portuguese in Malacca.[3] In the 16th and 17th centuries, beside Aceh Sultanate, the Ottomans also established diplomatic and military ties with the Demak and Mataram[4]
Ottoman's relations with the kingdoms in Indonesia archipelago formally began when the then Sultan of Aceh Alauddin Riayat Syah al-Kahhar (1539–1571) sent an envoy to sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1564. Sultan Alauddin wanted to develop this relationship, both for efforts expulsion of colonial powers such as the Portuguese in Malacca, as well as to expand their power in Sumatra.[5][6]
After the death of Suleiman the Magnificent in 1566, his son Selim II ordered ships to be sent to Aceh. A number of soldiers, gunsmiths and engineers were sent on the Ottoman fleet's expedition to Aceh, along with ample supplies of weapons and ammunition. The first fleet was sent, consisting of 15 ships equipped with artillery. However, the fleet must be diverted to fight the rebellion in Yemen. So only two ships finally arrived in Aceh in 1566–1567, but many other fleets and shipments followed. The first expedition was led by Kurtoğlu Hızır Reis. The Acehnese paid for the shipment in gold, pearls, diamonds and rubies.[7][8][9]
When the Ottomans fought against Russia in 1853, the Sultan of Aceh Alauddin Ibrahim Mansur Syah sent 10,000 Spanish dollars in war aid to the Sultan of Ottoman at that time Abdul Mejid I.[10]
When the Aceh sultanate was attacked by the Dutch in 1873, which sparked the Aceh War, the Aceh sultanate requested protection from a previous agreement with the Ottoman Empire. Once again Aceh asked for military assistance from the Ottoman Empire, but the Ottoman fleet assigned to assist was diverted to Yemen because there was a Zaydi rebellion there.[11]
In 1883, the Ottomans opened a consulate in Batavia, marking the first formal relations on the island of Java.[12]
Modern Era
Turkiye recognized Indonesia on 29 December 1949. Diplomatic relations were established in 1950. Turkish Embassy in Jakarta was opened on 10 April 1957.[13]
This relationship continued on 24 April 1959, where President Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia had the opportunity to visit Ankara and visit Istanbul for the first time. At that time, President Sukarno was welcomed by Turkish President Celal Bayar.[14]
After decades of ambiguous relations between Indonesia and Türkiye. In August 1996, Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan visited Indonesia and was welcomed by President Soeharto. Marking a new era of relations between Indonesia and Türkiye. During this visit, Erbakan also visited the Indonesian Aerospace technology facilities in Bandung, and was welcomed by Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie who is the Indonesian Minister of Technology and Research at that time. Previously, Habibie had been Erbakan's old friend when they both studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen.[15][16]
Erbakan was amazed at the progress of Indonesia's aerospace industry at that time as a fellow modern Muslim-majority country.[17] This condition was in line with Erbakan's thoughts in Millî Görüş, which sought to improve industrial and technological relations with fellow Muslim-majority countries. Furthermore, Erbakan tried to invite the Indonesian government to establish economic alliances with fellow Muslim-majority countries, this led to the founding of D-8 in 1997 which contained eight Muslim-majority developing countries.[18]
In April 2011, Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gül paid a state visit to Indonesia. The welcoming ceremony for PM Abdullah Gül was carried out with a state ceremony held at the Merdeka Palace, April 5, 2011. During the visit, bilateral talks between the two countries were held. Bilateral talks between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and PM Abdullah Gül focused on follow-up as an effort to increase bilateral cooperation in various sectors. Two countries signed a strategic partnership, with Turkish PM Abdullah Gül declaring that "a new era is beginning with Indonesia."[19][13][20]
In 2017, President Joko Widodo paid a state visit to Ankara, Turkey. Indonesia and Turkey signed two agreements during President Joko Widodo's two-day visit to Turkey. The signing ceremony of the healthcare agreement and launching of economic negotiations to establish the Indonesia-Turkey Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IT-CEPA) witnessed by Jokowi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. President Jokowi's visit in 2017 was also to discuss the cooperation between Indonesia and Turkey in the field of strategic industrial development by carrying out joint development, both for the land and air dimensions, as well as other things. Other discussions also covered the issue of counter-terrorism which was the focus of the two countries.[21][22]

Entering the 2020s decade, relations between Türkiye and Indonesia are increasingly strengthening. Especially because of President Erdoğan's foreign policy towards Indonesia. The strengthening of this relationship is marked by several economic agreements such as the IT-CEPA economic agreement which has begun to be implemented. As well as increasing military and technology trade agreements between the Turkish and Indonesian governments. [23]
High-level Visits
See also
- Ottoman expedition to Aceh
- List of diplomatic missions of Indonesia
- List of diplomatic missions in Turkey
Notes
- ^ Embassy of Indonesia in Turkey
- ^ Embassy of Turkey in Indonesia
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- ^ Meirison, Meirison; Trinova, Zulvia; Eri Firdaus, Yelmi (2020-12-20). "The Ottoman Empire Relations with the Nusantara (Spice Islands)". Tabuah. 24 (2): 140–147. doi:10.37108/tabuah.v24i2.313. ISSN 2614-7793.
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