Lesotho–Turkey relations

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The [[Turkey|Turkish]] ambassador in [[Pretoria]] to [[South Africa]] is also accredited to [[Lesotho]].<ref name="mfa"></ref> Embassy of [[Lesotho]] in [[Rome]] to [[Italy]] is accredited to [[Turkey]].<ref name="mfa"/>

== Diplomatic Relations ==

[[Turkey]] and [[Lesotho]] historically had friendly relations. The relations were tense<ref>Haliburton, G. Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 2017.</ref> for a short while after the 1970 election in Lesotho when [[Leabua Jonathan|Jonathan]] suspended<ref>Gill, Stephen J. A Short History of Lesotho, foreword by L. B. B. J. Machobane. Morija, Lesotho: Morija Museum and Archives, 2013.</ref> the constitution, arrested and expelled King [[Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho|Moshoeshoe II]], and banned opposition parties.<ref>Haliburton, G. Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 2017.</ref> Relations improved when King [[Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho|Moshoeshoe II]] was restored as head of state.<ref>Gill, Stephen J. A Short History of Lesotho, foreword by L. B. B. J. Machobane. Morija, Lesotho: Morija Museum and Archives, 2013.</ref> Through [[Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency|TIKA]], [[Turkey]] has been building schools and hospitals in [[Lesotho]].<ref>Haliburton, G. Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 2017.</ref>

==Diplomatic Visits==
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! Guest
! Host
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! Date of visit
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| [[List of prime ministers of Lesotho|Prime Minister]] [[Pakalitha Mosisili]]
| [[President of Turkey|President]] [[Abdullah Gül]]
| 4th UN Conference on the [[Least developed countries|LDC]], [[Istanbul]]
| May 9-13, 2011<ref name="mfa"/>
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| [[List of prime ministers of Lesotho|Prime Minister]] [[Pakalitha Mosisili]]
| [[President of Turkey|President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]
| [[World Humanitarian Summit]], [[Istanbul]]
| May 23-24, 2011<ref name="mfa"/>
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== Economic Relations ==
* Trade volume between the two countries was 1.65 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 1.62/0.03 million USD).<ref name="mfa"/>

== See also ==

* [[Foreign relations of Lesotho]]
* [[Foreign relations of Turkey]]

== References ==


== Further reading ==
* "Women in Production: The Economic Role of Women in Twentieth-Century Lesotho." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 16, no. 4 (1991): pp. 707–31.
* Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tifin, eds. The Post-Colonial Studies Reader. London: Routledge, 1995.
* Ashton, Hugh. The Basuto: A Social Study of Traditional and Modern Lesotho. Lon- don: Oxford University Press, 1952; 2nd ed. 1967.
* A South African Kingdom: The Pursuit of Security in Twentieth-Century Lesotho. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
* Atmore, Anthony. "The Moorosi Rebellion: Lesotho, 1879." In Protest and Power in Black Africa, ed. Robert I. Rotberg and Ali A. Mazrui, pp. 3–35. New York: Oxford University Press, 1970.
* Cape of Good Hope. Blue Book on Native Affairs. Cape Town: Saul Solomon and Co. 1874 to 1883.
* Comaroff, Jean, and John Comaroff. Of Revelation and Revolution: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa. Vol. 1. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991.
* Copies of Correspondence, Telegrams, etc. in re Morosi’s Rebellion, Basutoland, A. 49–79. Cape Town: Saul Solomon and Co., 1879.
* Damane, Mosebi. Lesotho. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2014.
* Dove, Canon R. Anglican Pioneers in Lesotho: Some Account of the Diocese of Lesotho, 1876–1995. Maseru, 2015.
* Edgar, Robert. "Lesotho and the First World War: Recruiting, Resistance and the South African Native Labour Contingent." Mohlomi: Journal of Southern African Historical Studies 3–5 (1981): pp. 94–107.
* Gill, Stephen J. A Short History of Lesotho, foreword by L. B. B. J. Machobane. Morija, Lesotho: Morija Museum and Archives, 2013.
* Haliburton, G. Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 2017.
* Machobane, L. B. B. J. Government and Change in Lesotho, 1800–1966: A Study of Political Institutions. London: Macmillan, 1990.
* Report of the Select Committee on Hostilities in Basutoland. A6–79. Cape Town: Saul Solomon and Co., 1879.
* Review of Government and Change in Lesotho, 1800–1966: A Study of Political Institutions, by L. B. B. J. Machobane. Journal of Modern African Studies 32, no. 2 (1994): pp. 349–52.
* Union of South Africa. Negotiations Regarding the Transfer to the Union of South Africa of the Government of Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland 1910– 1939. Pretoria, 1952.
* Weisfelder, Richard F. Political Contention in Lesotho 1953–1965. Morija, Lesotho: Morija Printing Works, Institute of Southern African Studies, 1999.
* Willet, Shelagh. Lesotho. World Bibliographical Series, 3. Oxford: Clio Press, 1980.






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