[4] The label "Turkish" does not refer to Turkey; at the time it was a general term for all Muslims in the Mediterranean region since the majority were a part of the Ottoman Empire The event was used as a driving force in Iceland's 19th century struggle for independence.

Citizens of Turkey and Iceland would be free to stay in the other nation for up to three months without a visa under this agreement, which took effect on July 1, 1955.

[7] The airport police kept them waiting for three hours at passport control and subjected their personal belongings to an invasive search.

[8] Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu called the team's treatment "unacceptable in terms of diplomatic and humanitarian practice".

[9] In Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, a trader named Björn Ólafsson applied to the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm to become the consul general of Turkey in 1934.

Because there were limited trade ties with Iceland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not believe it was essential to open an honorary consulate.

The embassy's study found that Björn had a solid reputation and could contribute significantly to the development of economic relations with Iceland.