Their references date back to 1414, when, according to the chronicle of Jan Długosz, Polish envoys were received in Bursa, which was then the capital of the Ottoman Empire. They were the first European diplomats at the Sultan’s court. Over the centuries, Polish-Turkish relations have changed from hostile when we fought wars to almost friendly in times of peace. Regardless of whether our countries were united by friendship or war, they were always relationships full of mutual respect and dignity. Turkey was the only country that never recognized the partitions of Poland when it disappeared from the maps of Europe. Poles in the Ottoman Empire could always find shelter and a safe place to live.