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Chile–Turkey relations (es|Las relaciones Chile-Turquía|; tr|Şili-Türkiye ilişkileri) are foreign relations between Chile and Turkey. Chile was the first country in Latin America which recognized Turkey with the Friendship Treaty, on January 30, 1926.[1] In Santiago, there can be found the Turkish Republic Square, Atatürk College[2] [3] and Atatürk monument.
In 1930 the Turkish Embassy in Chile opened as the Turks rewarded the Chileans for formally recognizing their country in 1926. The Chilean embassy in Turkey opened in 1941.[4]
In addition Turkey includes a Chile Square in Ankara inaugurated on September 18, 1970 that contains the Bernardo O'Higgins Monument.[5] The Pablo Neruda square in Turkey was inaugurated in 2007.[6]
| Guest | Host | Place of visit | Date of visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 President Süleyman Demirel |  President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle | La Moneda Palace, Santiago | April 6, 1995[7] | |
| President Ricardo Lagos | President Ahmet Necdet Sezer | Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara | October 12, 2004 | |
| President Sebastián Piñera | President Abdullah Gül | Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara | November 20, 2012 | |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | President Sebastián Piñera | La Moneda Palace, Santiago | January 31, 2016 |
The Embassy of Turkey in Santiago is the diplomatic mission of Turkey to Chile.[8] The incumbent ambassador is Gülcan Akoğuz.[9] The embassy also hosts offices of representatives and attachés from Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Trade and Turkish Armed Forces.[10] The relations between Turkey and Chile goes back to the opening of the Turkish Embassy in Santiago in 2 August 1930. The inaugural envoy was Chargé d'Affaires Talat Kayaalp.[11] According to a TV program titled 5N1K (CNN Türk), about 1,000 Turkish citizens live in Chile.[12]