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]

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List of agreements

Signed

StateSignedIn Force [3] Notes
EFTA logo2.svg European Free Trade Association (EFTA)10 December 19911 September 1992Free Trade Agreement
25 June 20181 October 2021Updated FTA including services [4] [5]
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union 6 March 199531 December 1995 Customs Union, included the United Kingdom until its withdrawal in 2020.
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 22 December 20061 May 2008Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 25 February 2020Under ratificationFree Trade Agreement [6]
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 July 20021 July 2003Free Trade Agreement
2 May 2019Under ratificationRevised FTA [7]
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 14 July 20091 March 2011Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 27 December 20051 March 2007Free Trade Agreement
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 16 December 20141 October 2017Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 21 November 20071 November 2008Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 14 March 19961 May 1997Free Trade Agreement, effectively halted since 3 May 2024. [8]
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 27 September 20131 September 2019Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 24 November 2010Under ratificationFree Trade Agreement
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 17 April 20141 August 2015Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 9 September 20111 June 2013Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 11 September 20141 November 2016Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 26 November 20081 March 2010Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 7 April 20041 January 2006Free Trade Agreement
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 7 September 19991 September 2000Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 20 July 20041 June 2005Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1 June 20091 September 2010Free Trade Agreement
30 January 20181 June 2019Updated FTA including services [9]
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 14 November 20151 October 2017Free Trade Agreement
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1 August 20121 May 2013Free Trade Agreement
26 February 20151 August 2018Updated FTA including services [10]
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 24 December 2017Under ratificationFree Trade Agreement
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25 November 20041 July 2005Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3 February 2022Under ratificationFree Trade Agreement [11]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3 March 2023Under ratificationComprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement [12]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 29 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.
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 17 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
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of Congo Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Free Trade Agreement
Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.svg  Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement [17]
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Indonesia–Turkey relations
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Japan–Turkey relations
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Mexico–Turkey relations
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pakistan–Turkey Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Free Trade Agreement
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Qatar–Turkey relations
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Free Trade Agreement
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Turkey–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement [18] [19]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Turkey–United States relations, Halted in October 2019 [20]
Euro-Mediterranean free trade area Free Trade Agreement
Economic Cooperation Organization Trade Agreement Free Trade Agreement

Replaced agreements with EUCU

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

StateSignedIn Force [21] EndedNotes
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 07 November 19981 January 199931 December 2006Free Trade Agreement [22]
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 13 March 20021 July 200330 June 2013Free Trade Agreement [23]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10 March 19971 September 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement [24]
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 06 March 19971 July 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement [25]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 01 August 19971 April 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement [26]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 16 June 19981 July 200030 April 2004Free Trade Agreement [27]
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 06 February 19971 March 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement [28]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4 October 19991 May 200030 April 2004Free Trade Agreement [29]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 29 April 19971 February 199831 December 2006Free Trade Agreement [30]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 20 October 19971 September 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement [31]
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 05 May 19981 June 200030 April 2004Free Trade Agreement [32]

Former

StateSignedIn Force [33] EndedNotes
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 22 December 20041 January 20076 December 2011Free Trade Agreement, suspended after Syrian Civil War
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1 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.
  10. ↑ "Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Trade". www.trade.gov.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  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.
  16. ↑ "Müzakere Süreci Devam Eden STA'lar". www.ticaret.gov.tr (in Turkish). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  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.
  21. ↑ "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)
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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)
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