Free trade agreements of Turkey explained

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]

List of agreements

Signed

State data-sort-type=dateSigned !data-sort-type=dateIn Force[3] !Notes
European Free Trade Association (EFTA) 10 December 1991 1 September 1992 Free Trade Agreement
25 June 2018 1 October 2021 Updated FTA including services[4] [5]
6 March 1995 31 December 1995 Customs Union, included the United Kingdom until its withdrawal in 2020.
22 December 2006 1 May 2008 Free Trade Agreement
25 February 2020 Under ratification Free Trade Agreement[6]
3 July 2002 1 July 2003 Free Trade Agreement
2 May 2019 Under ratification Revised FTA[7]
14 July 2009 1 March 2011 Free Trade Agreement
27 December 2005 1 March 2007 Free Trade Agreement
16 December 2014 1 October 2017 Free Trade Agreement
21 November 2007 1 November 2008 Free Trade Agreement
14 March 1996 1 May 1997 Free Trade Agreement, effectively halted since 3 May 2024.[8]
27 September 2013 1 September 2019 Free Trade Agreement
24 November 2010 Under ratification Free Trade Agreement
17 April 2014 1 August 2015 Free Trade Agreement
9 September 2011 1 June 2013 Free Trade Agreement
11 September 2014 1 November 2016 Free Trade Agreement
26 November 2008 1 March 2010 Free Trade Agreement
7 April 2004 1 January 2006 Free Trade Agreement
7 September 1999 1 September 2000 Free Trade Agreement
20 July 2004 1 June 2005 Free Trade Agreement
1 June 2009 1 September 2010 Free Trade Agreement
30 January 2018 1 June 2019 Updated FTA including services[9]
14 November 2015 1 October 2017 Free Trade Agreement
1 August 2012 1 May 2013 Free Trade Agreement
26 February 2015 1 August 2018 Updated FTA including services[10]
24 December 2017 Under ratification Free Trade Agreement
25 November 2004 1 July 2005 Free Trade Agreement
3 February 2022 Under ratification Free Trade Agreement[11]
3 March 2023 Under ratification Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement[12]
29 December 2020 1 May 2021 Free Trade Agreement,[13] prior to this agreement, Turkey-UK had customs union as part of EU-Turkey customs union between 1995-2020.
17 May 2018 21 August 2020 Trade Development Agreement[14]

Future

The following list contains the countries with active trade agreement negotiations.[15]

State Notes
Free Trade Agreement
Free Trade Agreement
Free Trade Agreement
Free Trade Agreement
Free Trade Agreement
Free Trade Agreement[16]
Indonesia–Turkey relations
Japan–Turkey relations
Mexico–Turkey relations
Pakistan–Turkey Free Trade Agreement
Free Trade Agreement
Qatar–Turkey relations
Free Trade Agreement
Turkey–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement[17] [18]
Turkey–United States relations, Halted in October 2019[19]
Free Trade Agreement
Free Trade Agreement

Replaced agreements with EUCU

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

State data-sort-type=dateSigned !data-sort-type=dateIn Force[20] !data-sort-type=dateEnded !Notes
07 November 1998 1 January 1999 31 December 2006 Free Trade Agreement[21]
13 March 2002 1 July 2003 30 June 2013 Free Trade Agreement[22]
10 March 1997 1 September 1998 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement[23]
06 March 1997 1 July 1998 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement[24]
01 August 1997 1 April 1998 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement[25]
16 June 1998 1 July 2000 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement[26]
06 February 1997 1 March 1998 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement[27]
4 October 1999 1 May 2000 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement[28]
29 April 1997 1 February 1998 31 December 2006 Free Trade Agreement[29]
20 October 1997 1 September 1998 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement[30]
05 May 1998 1 June 2000 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement[31]

Former

State data-sort-type=dateSigned !data-sort-type=dateIn Force[32] !data-sort-type=dateEnded !Notes
22 December 2004 1 January 2007 6 December 2011 Free Trade Agreement, suspended after Syrian Civil War
1 December 2009 1 March 2011 22 November 2018 Free Trade Agreement, repealed by Jordan[33]

References

  1. Web site: Turkey - Trade Agreements export.gov . www.export.gov . 22 July 2018 . en.
  2. Web site: Turkey - Trade - European Commission . ec.europa.eu . 22 July 2018 . en.
  3. Web site: Turkey's Free Trade Agreements . www.trade.gov.tr . 8 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Trade . www.trade.gov.tr . 27 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Contested Turkey trade deal to finally come into force . SWI swissinfo.ch . 11 September 2021 . en.
  6. News: Turkey ratifies free trade deal with Azerbaijan . 23 January 2021.
  7. News: Turkey, Bosnia sign revised free trade agreement . 21 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Turkey suspends trade with Israel over Gaza conflict – DW – 05/03/2024 . dw.com . 19 May 2024 . en.
  9. Web site: T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı . www.ticaret.gov.tr . 27 January 2019 . tr.
  10. Web site: Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Trade . www.trade.gov.tr . 27 January 2019.
  11. News: Turkey, Ukraine Sign Free-Trade, Drone Deals as Erdogan Visits Kyiv - The Wall Street Journal. 4 February 2022.
  12. News: Türkiye, UAE sign free trade deal as ties improve - Latest News . 16 April 2023 . Hürriyet Daily News . en.
  13. News: Turkey, UK sign historic free trade agreement . 29 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Trade development agreement between Venezuela and Turkey becomes effective August 21 . www.bilaterals.org . 16 April 2023 . en.
  15. Web site: Müzakere Süreci Devam Eden STA'lar . www.ticaret.gov.tr . 7 September 2019 . tr . 30 August 2018.
  16. Web site: Türkiye ile Körfez ülkeleri arasında "tarihi" anlaşma – DW – 21.03.2024 . dw.com . 21 March 2024 . tr.
  17. News: 18 July 2023. UK and Turkey to negotiate new trade deal. GOV.UK.
  18. News: 18 July 2023. UK and Turkey look to redo free trade agreement. Trade Finance Global.
  19. Web site: Breuninger . Kevin . Trump halts trade negotiations with Turkey, raises its steel tariffs to 50% . CNBC . 20 October 2019 . en . 14 October 2019.
  20. Web site: Serbest Ti̇caret Anlaşmalari . 2019-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070408073446/http://www.dtm.gov.tr/ab/sta/bilesik.htm . 2007-04-08 . bot: unknown .
  21. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  22. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  23. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  24. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  25. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  26. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  27. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  28. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  29. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  30. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  31. Web site: Antlaşma Detayları . ua.mfa.gov.tr . 24 July 2018.
  32. Web site: Serbest Ti̇caret Anlaşmalari . 2019-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070408073446/http://www.dtm.gov.tr/ab/sta/bilesik.htm . 2007-04-08 . bot: unknown .
  33. Web site: Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Trade . www.trade.gov.tr . 27 January 2019.

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