Oman–Turkey relations

Oman	Turkey
Diplomatic mission
Omani Embassy, Ankara	Turkish Embassy, Muscat
Envoy
Ambassador Qasım Mohamad Salim Al Salhi[1]	Ambassador Ayşe Sözen Usluer[2]

Oman–Turkey relations are the foreignrelations betweenOman andTurkey. Turkey's historic relationship with Oman has wavered between friendly indifference and courtship, but mutual differences were set aside in 2002 when the newTurkish government embraced a policy of engagement with Oman.^[3]

Turkey formally recognized Oman in 1970, which declared its independence the same year and diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1973. The two countries collaborated in their support for the 1979Camp David accords and were among the four majority-Muslim states that did not break relations withEgypt after the signing of theEgyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in 1979.^[4]

Following the elimination ofIraq as a counterweight toIran after the2003 invasion of Iraq, theGulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Oman, has fostered stronger ties with Turkey in an attempt to enhance GCC security.^[4]

Recently, both countries have been the targets of hostileUAE spying:

• In December 2010, Oman discovered a spy network operated by theUnited Arab Emirates which collected information on Oman's military and government. They were reportedly interested in who would replaceQaboos as his heir and about Oman's relations with Iran.^[5][6]

• In 2019, it was reported thatProject Raven, aUAE clandestine surveillance and hacking operation targeting other governments, militants, and human rights activists critical of the UAE monarchy, specifically targeted Oman and Turkey,^[7] succeeded in hacking a device belonging toYusuf bin Alawi, theOmani Minister of Foreign Affairs.^[8][9]

Oman was controlled by theSeljuk Empire 1000-1054^[10] and after a period of Portuguese colonization, Oman became part of theOttoman Empire following therecapture of Muscat in 1552 until 1698.^[11] This was done in order to counter Portuguese influence in the region.^[12]

Guest	Host	Place of visit	Date of visit
Minister of Foreign AffairsMevlüt Çavuşoğlu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Oman)Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah	Al Alam Palace,Muscat	January 29, 2017[13]
Minister of Foreign AffairsMevlüt Çavuşoğlu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Oman)Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah	Al Alam Palace,Muscat	October 28-29, 2017[13]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Oman)Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah	Minister of Foreign AffairsMevlüt Çavuşoğlu	OIC Extraordinary Summit on Al-Quds,Istanbul	May 18, 2018[13]
Sultan (Oman)Haitham bin Tariq	PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan	Ankara	November 28, 2024[14]

• Trade volume between the two countries was 489 million USD in 2018 (Turkish exports/imports: 422/67 million USD).^[15]

In 2024 the two countries signed a 10 year long contract gas deal.^[16] Oman agreed to supply Turkish company, Botas 1 million metric tons beginning in 2025.^[17]

Turkish television drama have become massively popular across inOman, as a significant population halts daily activities to watch shows such asHareem Al Sultan andFatima, which according tothe Atlantic promotes a positive image ofTurkey inOman.^[18]

• Foreign relations of Oman
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