Türkiye recognized India right after its declaration of independence on 15 August 1947 and diplomatic relations were established between the two countries.

Türkiye is represented in India by its Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates General in Mumbai and Hyderabad.

Türkiye considers India as a friendly country taking firm steps forward to be a global power with its growing economy, huge market, military power, outstanding knowledge in space technology and informatics, rich human resources and deep-rooted historical and cultural heritage.

Bilateral relations between Türkiye and India are developing through high level visits in recent years.

President H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid an official visit to India on 30 April-1 May 2017. In November 2008, H.E. Erdoğan, the then Prime Minister of Türkiye and in February 2010 former President H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gül paid official visits to India. Former President Gül’s visit to India was the first visit at presidential level from Türkiye to India after 15 years.

Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, paid an official visit to India on 18-19 August 2016. On the occasion of the visit, the “Road Map between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye and Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India” was adopted.

Former President H.E. Pranab Mukherjee visited Türkiye on 5-7 October 2013 upon the invitation extended by the then President H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gül. This has been the first visit at the Presidential level from India to Türkiye after an interval of 15 years. Furthermore, then Minister of External Affairs H.E. Sushma Swaraj paid a working visit to Türkiye on 15-16 January 2015. The most recent high level visit from India to Türkiye was the visit of Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi to participate in the G20 Summit held in Antalya on 15-16 November 2015.

H.E. President Erdoğan and H.E. Prime Minister Modi met regularly in the margins of BRICS and G20 Summits between 2015-2019.

Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with his Indian counterpart H.E. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on 23 September 2019.

Two countries held the political consultations on 8 May 2019 in New Delhi between the delegations headed by Foreign Deputy Minister Ambassador H.E Sedat Önal and Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Ambassador H.E. Gitesh Sharma.