Türkiye enjoys deeply rooted historical and cultural ties with Yemen, supports Yemen’s peace, stability and territorial integrity and exerts efforts at all platforms in this respect.

Since the outset of the ongoing crisis in Yemen, Türkiye has supported the resolution of the problems through peace and dialogue and on the basis of respect for legitimacy. Since the forceful seizure of Sana’a and government institutions by Houthis, Türkiye has been supporting the legitimate Yemeni Government and advocating an inclusive political settlement on the basis of the established parameters, namely UN Security Council Resolution No. 2216 (2015), the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Initiative. In this regard, Türkiye continues to support the efforts of the UN towards a political solution and closely follows those efforts as a member of the G-19+.

In this regard, Türkiye welcomed the Stockholm Agreement reached at the end of the UN-facilitated intra-Yemeni consultations held on 6-13 December 2018 in Sweden.

Türkiye also closely follows the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen and continues to provide humanitarian aid, in order to help alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people.

Upon the invitation of H.E. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of the Republic of Yemen H.E. Abdurabbu Mansour Al Hadi paid an official visit to Türkiye on 16-18 February 2016. H.E. President Hadi visited Türkiye on two further occasions, namely the 13^th Islamic Summit of the OIC on 14-15 April 2016 and the OIC Extraordinary Summit on Al-Quds on 13 December 2017.

On 18 May 2018, H.E. Abdulmalik Al Mekhlafi, the former Foreign Minister of Yemen, attended the OIC Extraordinary Summit on Al-Quds held in Istanbul.