Keywords
Ethiopia
Historical Relations
Government
Foreign Policy
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Abstract
Historical relations between Turkey and Ethiopia have received very little attention from the 1920’s
to 1991, because Turkey was moving away from its Ottoman heritage in this period. During this period, there
is not enough literature on historical relations between
Turkey and Ethiopia. Even the insufficient resources
available in both English and Turkish mainly address international relations, economic and humanitarian, anthropological and legal issues. Therefore, this study offers an overview of the historical relations between Turkey and Ethiopia from the 1920’s to 1991, seeking to explore the historical relations between the two countries.
For this purpose, similar articles, researches, books,
magazines, newspapers and internet sources were evaluated, examined and used. Until 1974 the relations between Turkey and Ethiopia were friendly.The opening of
embassies in Addis Ababa (1926) and Ankara (1933)
demonstrated this friendly relationship. Relations between 1974 and 1991 were not good. Moreover, relations between the two countries have changed with government changes and global events.
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