Estonia–Turkey relations

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Estonia–Turkey relations
Map indicating locations of Estonia and Turkey

Estonia

Turkey
Diplomatic mission
Estonian Embassy, Ankara
Turkish Embassy, Tallinn
Envoy
Ambassador Annely Kolk[1]Ambassador Süleyman İnan Özyıldız[1]

Estonia-Turkey relations are foreign relations between Estonia and Turkey. Estonia has an embassy in Ankara and Turkey has an embassy in Tallinn. Both countries are full members of Council of Europe and of NATO. Estonia is also an EU member and Turkey is an EU candidate.

The basis of Estonia-Turkey relations is based on the "Agreement of Friendship and Cooperation" signed on 1 December 1924.[2] The occupation and annexation of Estonia by the Soviet Union in 1940 was not recognized by Turkey. After Estonia regained its independence on 20 August 1991, diplomatic relations were established between the two countries with the Joint Declaration signed on 2 October 1991.[3]

Official Visits

Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Estonia President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Presidential Palace, Tallinn October 23-24, 2014[4]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Estonia Minister of Foreign Affairs Jürgen Ligi Presidential Palace, Tallinn October 27, 2016[4]
Estonia Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara
July 2017[4]
Estonia Prime Minister Jüri Ratas Turkey Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım
Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara
August 2017[4]

Economic Relations

  • Trade volume between the two countries was 312 million USD in 2018 (Turkish exports/imports: 92/220 million USD).[4]
  • 2,622 Turkish persons have applied for Estonia's e-residency, making Turkey 12th biggest country in the program. Turkey is the fourth country in the world by number of companies established by e-residents – 712.[5]
  • 61,707 Estonian tourists visited Turkey in 2018.[4]

Resident diplomatic missions

  • Estonia has an embassy in Ankara.
  • Turkey has an embassy in Tallinn.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bilateral Relations between Estonia and Turkey". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
  2. ^ "Atatürk Dönemi Türkiye-Estonya İlişkileri". Atatürk Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  3. ^ "Türkiye-Estonya İlişkileri". www.mfa.gov.tr.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Relations between Turkey and Estonia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  5. ^ "Economic Relations between Estonia and Turkey". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.