North Korea–Turkey relations

North Korea–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between North Korea and Turkey. The Turkish ambassador in Seoul is accredited to North Korea.[1] North Korea's ambassador in Sofia, Bulgaria is accredited to Turkey.[2]

Turkish-North Korean relations

North Korea	Turkey

Diplomatic relations

Until 2001,[3] North Korea's post-World War II policy toward Turkey was mainly aimed at minimizing cooperation between Turkey and South Korea.[4] In a quest to end its diplomatic and economic isolation,[5] North Korea established diplomatic relations on June 27, 2001.[6]

When the Bush administration determined that North Korea was in violation of the 1994 agreement on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program,[7][8] bilateral relations between the two nations have been very limited.[9]

Economic relations

• Trade volume between the two countries was negligible in 2019.[10]

See also

• Foreign relations of North Korea
• Foreign relations of Turkey

References

1. "Relations between Turkey and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
2. "Relations between Turkey and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
3. A Comprehensive Handbook on Korea: Korea Annual 2004. 41st ed. Seoul: Yonhap News Agency, 2003.
4. Yun, Dae-Ho. North Korea s Foreign Policy. Seoul: Research Center for Peace and Unification of Korea, 1991.
5. Noland, Marcus. "Life Inside North Korea." Testimony before U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, June 5, 2003. http://foreignsenate.gov/testimony/2003/NolandTestimony030605.pdf.
6. "Relations between Turkey and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
7. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. North Korea: Status Report on Nuclear Program, Humanitarian Issues, and Economic Reforms. 108th Cong., 2d sess. Washington, DC: GPO, 2004. http://foreign.senate.gov/testimony/2004/ DPRKTripReport.pdf.
8. Wit, Joel, Daniel Poneman, and Robert Gallucci. Going Critical: The First North Korean Nuclear Crisis. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2004.
9. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. North Korea: Status Report on Nuclear Program, Humanitarian Issues, and Economic Reforms. 108th Cong., 2d sess. Washington, DC: GPO, 2004. http://foreign.senate.gov/testimony/2004/ DPRKTripReport.pdf.
10. "Relations between Turkey and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.