Diplomatic relations between Türkiye and the Maldives were established in 1979. The Turkish Embassy in New Delhi is accredited to the Maldives and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations Office in Geneva is accredited to Türkiye.

Türkiye and the Maldives are two friendly states in close cooperation at several international platforms, the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in particular.

President Erdoğan’s visit to the Maldives during his term in office as Prime Minister on 9 February 2005 in the aftermath of the earthquake and the tsunami disaster in South East Asia on 26 December 2004 was the first official visit from Türkiye to the Maldives since the establishment of diplomatic relations. Foreign Minister of the Maldives H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid’s visit to Türkiye on 15-21 April 2008 was the first official visit from the Maldives to Türkiye.

The then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives H.E. Dr. Mohamed Asim, paid an official visit to Türkiye on 28-29 August 2018. Later, Minister Asim visited Türkiye on the occasion of Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jerusalem hosted by Türkiye on 18 May 2018, and he represented the President of the Maldives at the Inaugural Ceremony of H.E. President Erdoğan on 9 July 2018. Minister Asim also met with our Minister of Foreign Affairs during the said visits.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Yavuz Selim Kıran represented H.E. President Erdoğan at the Inaugural Ceremony of the President of the Maldives H.E. Mohamed Solih on 17 November 2018.

Minister of Home Affairs of Maldives H.E. Imran Abdulla visited Türkiye between 3-6 December 2019 to attend a programme organized by Türkiye Green Cresent Association. Minister Abdulla also met with Minister of Interior of Türkiye H.E. Süleyman Soylu and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Yavuz Selim Kıran during his visit.