Last year, Turkey had shown its anti-India stance by helping Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. Once again the Foreign Minister of Turkey praised friendship with Pakistan and made such a statement which exposes the double thinking prevailing in its foreign policy.

Protected relations with Pakistan

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who came to Singapore to participate in the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) program on Wednesday (June 3), while talking about Turkey’s relations with India, was also seen defending relations with Pakistan. He said, India should not have any resentment over the relations between Türkiye and Pakistan.

‘Türkiye is not the only country which has relations with Pakistan’

He further said, ‘Türkiye is not the only country which has good relations with Pakistan. There is historically solidarity with Pakistan on some issues. He said, for example, we have differences with Russia on some issues, with America on some issues, with some European countries on some issues, but we can move forward on a positive agenda by separating one negative issue from another. I believe the same should happen between Türkiye and India.

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What did the Turkish Foreign Minister say about India?

Fidan said, ‘We really want to have better relations with India. We have no borders with India, we have no external bilateral issues with India, we have no bad history with India. On the contrary, we have every solid reason to have good relations with India.

Relations between India and Türkiye had soured due to their support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. Turkey described India’s Operation Sindoor, launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, as an ‘unprovoked attack’. After this, Indian officials did not participate in the Turkish National Day celebrations held in Ankara last year, which shows India’s displeasure towards Turkey.

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Turkey-pakistan relations: Pakistan’s firm friend Turki’s President Rechpe Tayyip Erdogan has once again shown love for Pakistan. He has praised Pakistan by saying to deal with the India-Pakistan struggle. President Erdogan alleged, “He congratulates Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Pakistani brothers and sisters for his patience and knowledge in responding to India’s nefarious attacks.” Even before this, the President of Turkia has openly supported Pakistan under the ongoing tension against India. During this, he said that the Turkas, in good and bad times, will stand with the same people like Pakistan’s brother.

Erdogan has expressed the hope of resolving the water dispute, welcoming the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. He has also reiterated to support Pakistan. He wrote in a tweet that I am happy that the tension between Pakistan and India ended with a ceasefire. I hope that this atmosphere of peace will be helpful in resolving other problems, especially water disputes. Erdogan’s statement came at a time when India suspended the Indus Water Treaty after the Pahalgam attack in Kashmir. Under this treaty, Pakistan gets the water of three major rivers – Jhelum, Chenab and Indus – from India. There has been a new debate about this historic treaty.

Relationship between Turkas and Pakistan
The relations between Turki and Pakistan are not limited to religious unity. The depth of support on defense, trade and global forums between the two countries is increasing. Turkas on forums like OIC have been raising their voice in favor of Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. This situation is considered particularly worrying for India, when leaders like Erdogan are openly criticizing India, supporting Pakistan. However, during this time India has announced a trade war against the Turki. Due to supporting Pakistan, Indian businessmen have announced not to demand many similar similars from Turkis. It has marble and apple. Apart from this, many people have also canceled the plan to visit Instabul.