This page lists the free trade agreements signed by Turkey. 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.
List of agreements Signed State Signed In Force 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 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 3 July 2002 1 July 2003 Free Trade Agreement 2 May 2019 1 August 2021 Revised FTA 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. 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 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 24 December 2017 Under ratification Free Trade Agreement 25 November 2004 1 July 2005 Free Trade Agreement 3 February 2022 Ratified (2026) Free Trade Agreement 3 March 2023 1 September 2023 Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement 29 December 2020 1 May 2021 Free Trade Agreement, 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
Unilateral agreements
According to EU-Turkey Customs Union signed in 1995, third countries that sign a free trade agreement with the EU can have unilateral free trade with Turkey.
Future The following list contains the countries with active trade agreement negotiations.
State Notes Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Agreement 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 Turkey–United States relations, Halted in October 2019 Euro-Mediterranean free trade area Free Trade Agreement Economic Cooperation Organization Trade Agreement Free Trade Agreement
Replaced agreements with EUCU The following agreements have been replaced with European Union–Turkey Customs Union:
State Signed In Force Ended Notes 07 November 1998 1 January 1999 31 December 2006 Free Trade Agreement 13 March 2002 1 July 2003 30 June 2013 Free Trade Agreement 10 March 1997 1 September 1998 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement 06 March 1997 1 July 1998 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement 01 August 1997 1 April 1998 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement 16 June 1998 1 July 2000 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement 06 February 1997 1 March 1998 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement 4 October 1999 1 May 2000 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement 29 April 1997 1 February 1998 31 December 2006 Free Trade Agreement 20 October 1997 1 September 1998 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement 05 May 1998 1 June 2000 30 April 2004 Free Trade Agreement
Former State Signed In Force Ended 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
References
External links Ministry of Trade (English) / (Turkish) Ministry of Foreign Affairs