It is not an easy, smooth passage through which the two countries passed to their conclusion of a treaty to establish diplomatic relations. It was in 1875 that the Japanese government officially signified its intention to establish diplomatic relations with Turkey then the Ottoman Empire . In 1925 Japan and Turkey mutually opened their embassies in Istanbul 22 March and in Tokyo 7 July . Since then the two countries have had friendly ties with each other for more than seventy years, except for the interruption during World War II. This article will focus on the historical process which Turkey and Japan went through for the establishment of their diplomatic relations.