Free-trade agreements of Turkey

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)
Turkey Free trade agreements
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  Agreement in force, provisionally applied
  Agreement signed, but not applied
  Agreement being negotiated

List of agreements

Signed
StateSignedIn Force[3]Notes
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)10 December 19911 September 1992Free Trade Agreement
25 June 2018Under ratificationUpdated FTA including services[4]
 European Union6 March 199531 December 1995Customs Union
 Albania22 December 20061 May 2008Free Trade Agreement
 Azerbaijan25 February 2020Under ratificationFree trade agreement[5]
 Bosnia-Herzegovina3 July 20021 July 2003Free Trade Agreement
2 May 2019Under ratificationRevised FTA[6]
 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
 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[7]
 Singapore14 November 20151 October 2017Free Trade Agreement
 South Korea1 August 20121 May 2013Free Trade Agreement
26 February 20151 August 2018Updated FTA including services[8]
 Sudan24 December 2017Under ratificationFree Trade Agreement
 Tunisia25 November 20041 July 2005Free Trade Agreement
 United Kingdom29 December 2020Provisionally appliedFree Trade Agreement,[9] prior to this agreement, Turkey-UK had customs union as part of EU-Turkey customs union between 1995-2020.

Future

The following list contains the countries with active trade agreement negotiations.[10]

StateNotes
 ColombiaFree Trade Agreement
 Democratic Republic of CongoFree Trade Agreement
 DjiboutiFree Trade Agreement
 EcuadorFree Trade Agreement
 GhanaFree Trade Agreement
 IndonesiaIndonesia–Turkey relations
 JapanJapan–Turkey relations
 MexicoMexico–Turkey relations
 PakistanPakistan–Turkey Free Trade Agreement
 PeruFree Trade Agreement
 QatarQatar–Turkey relations
 ThailandFree Trade Agreement
 UkraineTurkey–Ukraine relations
 United StatesTurkey–United States relations, Halted in October 2019[11]
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[12]EndedNotes
 Bulgaria07 November 19981 January 199931 December 2006Free Trade Agreement[13]
 Croatia13 March 20021 July 200330 June 2013Free Trade Agreement[14]
 Czech Republic10 March 19971 September 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[15]
 Estonia06 March 19971 July 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[16]
 Hungary01 August 19971 April 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[17]
 Latvia16 June 19981 July 200030 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[18]
 Lithuania06 February 19971 March 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[19]
 Poland4 October 19991 May 200030 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[20]
 Romania29 April 19971 February 199831 December 2006Free Trade Agreement[21]
 Slovakia20 October 19971 September 199830 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[22]
 Slovenia05 May 19981 June 200030 April 2004Free Trade Agreement[23]

Former
StateSignedIn Force[24]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[25]
 United Kingdom6 March 199531 December 199531 December 2020Customs union as part of EU, replaced with an FTA after Brexit.

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