Lithuania–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Lithuania and Turkey.
History Turkey recognizedKrickus, Richard. "Lithuania: Nationalism in the Modern Era." pp. 157-81 in Ian Bremmer and Ray Taras, eds., Nations and Politics in the Soviet Successor States. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Lithuania on July 28, 1922, and diplomatic relations were established on the same day. The Turkish ambassador to Estonia in Tallinn was also accredited to Lithuania. Following USSR occupation and annexation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the Turkish embassy in Tallinn closedBremmer, Ian, and Ray Taras, eds. Nations and Politics in the Soviet Successor States. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. on September 5, 1940. Turkey, however, never recognized the Soviet annexation of Lithuania.
Following the revelation that Gorbachev had authorized the Vilnius Massacre, Turkey renewed recognition of Lithuania's independence and restored diplomatic relations on September 3, 1991.
Military cooperation Turkey cooperates closely with Lithuania in military affairs and provides personnel to the NATO Center of Excellence in Vilnius. In the past, Turkey trained Lithuanian military units who servedSenn, Alfred E. The Emergence of Modern Lithuania. New York: University of Columbia Press, 1999. as UN peacekeepers in the former Yugoslavia.
Economic relations Trade volume between the two countries was US$687 million in 2018 (Turkish exports/imports: 277/410 million USD).
Resident diplomatic missions Lithuania has an embassy in Ankara. Turkey has an embassy in Vilnius.
See also
Foreign relations of Lithuania Foreign relations of Turkey Turkey–European Union relations
References
External links Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handbook Series / Latvia (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) / Bibliography