Free trade agreements of Turkey

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This page lists the free trade agreements signed by Turkey.[1] In 1995, Turkey signed a customs union with the European Union for goods, excluding agricultural products and services. As of 2018, EU has been Turkey's main trade partner with 50% of its exports and 36% of its imports.[2]

Turkey – European Union Customs Union (EUCU)

List of agreements

Signed

StateSignedIn Force[3]Notes
European Free Trade Association European Free Trade Association (EFTA)10 December 19911 September 1992Free Trade Agreement
25 June 20181 October 2021Updated FTA including services[4][5]
European Union6 March 199531 December 1995Customs Union, included the United Kingdom until its withdrawal in 2020.
Albania22 December 20061 May 2008Free Trade Agreement
Azerbaijan25 February 2020Under ratificationFree Trade Agreement[6]
Bosnia-Herzegovina3 July 20021 July 2003Free Trade Agreement
2 May 2019Under ratificationRevised FTA[7]
Chile14 July 20091 March 2011Free Trade Agreement
Egypt27 December 20051 March 2007Free Trade Agreement
Faroe Islands16 December 20141 October 2017Free Trade Agreement
Georgia21 November 20071 November 2008Free Trade Agreement
Israel14 March 19961 May 1997Free Trade Agreement, effectively halted since 3 May 2024.[8]
Kosovo27 September 20131 September 2019Free Trade Agreement
Lebanon24 November 2010Under ratificationFree Trade Agreement
Malaysia17 April 20141 August 2015Free Trade Agreement
Mauritius9 September 20111 June 2013Free Trade Agreement
Moldova11 September 20141 November 2016Free Trade Agreement
Montenegro26 November 20081 March 2010Free Trade Agreement
Morocco7 April 20041 January 2006Free Trade Agreement
North Macedonia7 September 19991 September 2000Free Trade Agreement
Palestine20 July 20041 June 2005Free Trade Agreement
Serbia1 June 20091 September 2010Free Trade Agreement
30 January 20181 June 2019Updated FTA including services[9]
Singapore14 November 20151 October 2017Free Trade Agreement
South Korea1 August 20121 May 2013Free Trade Agreement
26 February 20151 August 2018Updated FTA including services[10]
Sudan24 December 2017Under ratificationFree Trade Agreement
Tunisia25 November 20041 July 2005Free Trade Agreement
Ukraine3 February 2022Under ratificationFree Trade Agreement[11]
United Arab Emirates3 March 2023Under ratificationComprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement[12]
United Kingdom29 December 20201 May 2021Free Trade Agreement,[13] prior to this agreement, Turkey-UK had customs union as part of EU-Turkey customs union between 1995-2020.
Venezuela17 May 201821 August 2020Trade Development Agreement[14]

Unilateral agreements

According to EU-Turkey Customs Union signed in 1995, third countries that sign a free trade agreement with the EU can have unilateral free trade with Turkey.[15]

Future

The following list contains the countries with active trade agreement negotiations.[16]

StateNotes
ColombiaFree Trade Agreement
Democratic Republic of CongoFree Trade Agreement
DjiboutiFree Trade Agreement
EcuadorFree Trade Agreement
GhanaFree Trade Agreement
Gulf Cooperation CouncilFree Trade Agreement[17]
IndonesiaIndonesia–Turkey relations
JapanJapan–Turkey relations
MexicoMexico–Turkey relations
PakistanPakistan–Turkey Free Trade Agreement
PeruFree Trade Agreement
QatarQatar–Turkey relations
ThailandFree Trade Agreement
United KingdomTurkey–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement[18][19]
United StatesTurkey–United States relations, Halted in October 2019[20]
Euro-Mediterranean free trade areaFree Trade Agreement
Economic Cooperation Organization Trade AgreementFree Trade Agreement

Replaced agreements with EUCU

The following agreements have been replaced with European Union–Turkey Customs Union:

StateSignedIn Force[21]EndedNotes
Bulgaria07 November 19981 January 199931 December 2006Free Trade Agreement[22]
Croatia13 March 20021 July 200330 June 2013Free Trade Agreement[23]
Czech Republic10 March 19971 September 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[24]
Estonia06 March 19971 July 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[25]
Hungary01 August 19971 April 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[26]
Latvia16 June 19981 July 200030 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[27]
Lithuania06 February 19971 March 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[28]
Poland4 October 19991 May 200030 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[29]
Romania29 April 19971 February 199831 December 2006Free Trade Agreement[30]
Slovakia20 October 19971 September 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[31]
Slovenia05 May 19981 June 200030 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[32]

Former

StateSignedIn Force[33]EndedNotes
Syria22 December 20041 January 20076 December 2011Free Trade Agreement, suspended after Syrian Civil War
Jordan1 December 20091 March 201122 November 2018Free Trade Agreement, repealed by Jordan[34]

References

  1. ↑ "Turkey - Trade Agreements | export.gov". www.export.gov. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Turkey - Trade - European Commission". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Turkey's Free Trade Agreements". www.trade.gov.tr. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Trade". www.trade.gov.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Contested Turkey trade deal to finally come into force". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Turkey ratifies free trade deal with Azerbaijan". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Turkey, Bosnia sign revised free trade agreement". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Turkey suspends trade with Israel over Gaza conflict – DW – 05/03/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı". www.ticaret.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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  11. ↑ "Turkey, Ukraine Sign Free-Trade, Drone Deals as Erdogan Visits Kyiv - The Wall Street Journal". Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Türkiye, UAE sign free trade deal as ties improve - Latest News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Turkey, UK sign historic free trade agreement". Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Trade development agreement between Venezuela and Turkey becomes effective August 21". www.bilaterals.org. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Türkiye AB - MERCOSUR serbest ticaret anlaşmasından nasıl etkilenecek?". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 28 January 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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  17. ↑ "Türkiye ile Körfez ülkeleri arasında "tarihi" anlaşma – DW – 21.03.2024". dw.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  18. ↑ "UK and Turkey to negotiate new trade deal". GOV.UK. 18 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "UK and Turkey look to redo free trade agreement". Trade Finance Global. 18 July 2023.
  20. ↑ Breuninger, Kevin (14 October 2019). "Trump halts trade negotiations with Turkey, raises its steel tariffs to 50%". CNBC. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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  28. ↑ "Antlaşma Detayları". ua.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  29. ↑ "Antlaşma Detayları". ua.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  30. ↑ "Antlaşma Detayları". ua.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  31. ↑ "Antlaşma Detayları". ua.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  32. ↑ "Antlaşma Detayları". ua.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  33. ↑ "Serbest Ti̇caret Anlaşmalari". Archived from the original on 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2019-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  34. ↑ "Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Trade". www.trade.gov.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2019.