page_title: Bangladesh–Turkey relations
section_title: Ancient
hierarchical_section_title: Bangladesh–Turkey relations / History / Ancient
caption_attribution_description: English: Sona Masjid, Chapai Nawabganj, Bangladesh
context_page_description: Bangladesh–Turkey relations refers to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Turkey. Both countries are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Turkey has an embassy in Dhaka and Bangladesh has an embassy in Ankara and a consulate in Istanbul.
context_section_description: Turks are known for long influencing Sufism in Bangladesh. Many Turks accompanied Bakhtiyar Khalji during his conquest of Bengal and permanently settled there. During the Khalji dynasty's rule, many Turks were given high ranks and the building of a strong Muslim society was encouraged. The Turks established many mosques, madrasas and khanqahs. Ghiyasuddin Iwaj Shah constructed forts, highways and voyage fleets. He strategically innovated methods of flood control. Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah is notable for uniting the whole of Bengal into one single Sultanate in 1352. The Turkish rule ended in 1487 after the death of the final Sultan of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, Jalaluddin Fateh Shah. However, many Turks continued to live in Bengal and merged with its society.
caption: Choto Shona Mosque built during the reign of Alauddin Husain Shah
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