The existing friendly relations between Türkiye and Namibia date back to 1960s when Türkiye supported Namibia's struggle for independence and freedom on UN platforms. Türkiye voted in favour of the UN General Assembly Resolution No. 2145 dated 1966 as the only “co-sponsor” from the Western Group, which put an end to the mandate regime and was a turning point in Namibia's political history. Following the aforementioned decision, Türkiye was among the founding members of the UN Southwest Africa (later Namibia) Council established in 1967 and made substantial contributions to the UN Namibia Fund and the Namibia Institute established within the Council.

The diplomatic relations with Namibia were established on 12 November 1997. Bilateral relations have risen to a different level with the opening of Turkish Embassy in Windhoek on 4 January 2012. The Namibian Embassy in Berlin Embassy is accredited to Türkiye. In addition, Türkiye has an Honorary Consul in Swakopmund while Namibia has Honorary Consuls in Ankara and Istanbul.

The TIKA Windhoek Coordination Office has been operating since 2014 within the scope of the agreement signed between the two countries. So far, more than 110 projects have been completed in the fields of education, health, agriculture and institutional capacity building.

The highest-level visit between the two countries was the visit of Hon. Prof. Dr. Peter Katjavivi, former Speaker of the Namibian National Assembly, to Türkiye between March 28 and April 1, 2024 upon the invitation of H.E. Mr. Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

The Foreign Ministers of the two countries held meetings on the margins of the World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul in 2016, the UN General Assembly meetings in New York in 2017 and 2019, and the 3rd Antalya Diplomacy Forum in 2024.

Namibia participates in international meetings held in Türkiye at Ministerial levels.

The first of the Political Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs was held in Windhoek on 29 August 2014, the second in Ankara on 11 September 2019, the third online on 7 October 2022 and the fourth in Windhoek on 17-18 October 2024.

The first meeting of the Joint Technical and Economic Commission (KTEK), established under 2014 Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement, was held in Windhoek on 22-23 July 2019. The Turkish-Namibian Business Council was established in 2016, with DEİK representing Türkiye and the Namibia Investment Promotion and Incentive Board - NIPDB representing Namibia. The Business Council came together in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2023 on the occasion of various meetings. Upon the invitation of DEİK, NIPDB visited Istanbul on 16-18 December 2024 and held various meetings.

The direct trade volume between the two countries was around 12.1 million USD in 2024 (import: 1.2 million USD; export: 10.9 million USD). In addition to the direct trade between the two countries, export and import through Republic South Africa within the scope of the Southern African Customs Union is considerable but not reflected in the bilateral trade figures. Türkiye exports petroleum oils, zinc ore, carbonate, cables, fibre optic cables, stones, metal sorting, sorting machines, carpets, food, clothing, medicine, offal, furniture and furniture parts, fibreboards and road vehicle parts to Namibia. Türkiye imports charcoal, fluorspar, electronic integrated circuits and natural graphite from Namibia.

There are around 10 Turkish business people in Namibia in charcoal, marble, trade and diamond sectors. So far, 14 students have benefited from Türkiye Scholarships, four of them are still continuing their education in Türkiye. Scholarship’s graduates established the Türkiye-Namibia Graduates Association (TURNAM) in 2020.