Turkey–Yemen relations

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Turkey–Yemen relations
Map indicating locations of Turkey and Yemen

Turkey
Yemen

Yemeni Civil War. Yemen has an embassy in Ankara.[4]

History

Yemen under Ottoman Empire

Main articles: Yemen Eyalet and Yemen Vilayet

The

Zaydis, the Ottomans effectively conquered Yemen and put it into control.[5] However, anti-Ottoman unrest soon erupted in Yemen[6] and the Ottomans would be soon expelled from the country a century later.[7] Nonetheless, war continued when Al-Mu'ayyad Muhammad, who expelled the Turks, led an army to conquer Mecca. His expedition was a complete disaster as the Ottomans defeated the Zaydis in the city.[8]
However, after the war, the Ottomans didn't return to Yemen for two centuries.

At 19th century however, the Ottomans would manage to return to Yemen, and due to the Zaydis' disunity, the Ottomans would be able to put Yemen into its domain for another century.[9] However, widespread corruption and ongoing rebellion against the Turks by Yemeni tribes had costed economic drains for the Ottoman Empire.[10] Nonetheless, the Ottomans were able to keep Yemen until the end of World War I.

Modern Yemen

Relationship between newly established Turkish Republic with

Yemeni War of 1994, Turkey portrayed as a neutral and even attempted to settle peace between.[11]
After that, the relations between Yemen and Turkey are neglected due to internal conflicts within Yemen and lack of interest from Turkey to Yemen.

Yemeni Civil War of 2015

Main article:
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)

In the conflict of Yemen, Turkey initially took a pro-Yemeni Government stance, supporting Yemeni Government against the

Houthis, but has not made any serious military intervention against the Houthis.[12] In 2018, Turkey expressed concerns and wary over the UAE's intervention in Socotra.[13] In 2019, Yemeni Foreign Minister, Khalid Al-Yamani, praised relations with Turkey as deep and historic.[14]

In October 2019, President

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu criticized the Saudi intervention in Yemen, drawing a rebuke from the Yemeni government, which described their remarks as "provocative".[15]

2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake

Main article: Humanitarian response to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake

Yemeni embassy in Turkey donated 17 million Turkish liras (approximately $900,000) for humanitarian aid to

earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria as a return to Turkey for being a mediator in the Yemeni conflict against Houthi rebels since 2015.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Opinion: The Houthis have humiliated Saudi Arabia". The Independent. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  2. ^ If the Turks hadn't started the fight between houthis(zaidi shias) and sunnis then the Saudi Houthi conflict would never have happened. Ottomans messed up Sunni shia relations. They also killed and humiliated safavids.
  3. ^ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı السفارة التركية في صنعاء". sanaa.emb.mfa.gov.tr.
  4. ^ "Yemen Ankara Büyükelçiliği". www.yemenkonsoloslugu.org.
  5. ^ "The Ottoman Conquest of Yemen". 20 March 2017.
  6. JSTOR 41623653
    .
  7. ^ "Opinion: The Houthis have humiliated Saudi Arabia". The Independent. 20 December 2018.
  8. ^ Accounts and Extracts of the Manuscripts in the Library of the King of France. Vol. 2. R. Faulder. 1789. p. 75.
  9. ^ Luscombe, Stephen. "British Empire Book Review". www.britishempire.co.uk.
  10. ISBN 978-0521892230
    .
  11. ISBN 9781471725753
    – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Turkey's influence in Yemen". Trtworld.com. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  13. ^ "Turkey concerned by Yemen's territorial integrity after UAE's Socotra move". DailySabah. 11 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Yemen foreign minister hails relations with Turkey". www.aa.com.tr.
  15. ^ "Yemeni gov't says Erdogan statement on Yemen war provocative". 12 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Yemenis return favor to quake-hit Türkiye". Anadolu Agency. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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