Bangladesh–Turkey relations Ankara. In 1986, the then Turkish prime minister, Turgut Ozal paid a visit to Bangladesh. Turkish President Suleyman Demirel joined Nelson Mandela and Yasser Arafat at the silver jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh's independence in 1997. In 1998, the two countries co-founded the Developing 8 Countries group. Turkish president Abdullah Gul paid an official visit to Dhaka in 2010. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid a visit to Dhaka in 2010. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid an official visit to Ankara in 2012. Bangladesh and Turkey are among each other's key trading partners. The bilateral trade between the two
B. G. L. Swamy of his books cover plants used in everyday life in a scientific manner — such as "Namma hotteyalli Dakshina amerika" ("South America in our stomach"). Other works by Swamy pertain to literature, and some are partially autobiographical, dealing with his experiences as professor and principal. Apart from being an acclaimed botanist, B G L Swamy was widely respected in the history and literary circles. He extensively studied and researched the histories and literatures of the Kannada and Tamil languages. His book "Tamilu Talegala Naduve" ("Among Tamil heads") is devoted to examining theories pertaining to language's origins (examining the claims that