Ficha de relación
Turkey
Ciudad del Vaticano
Evaluación de la relación
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High-level engagement alongside a significant dispute over Pope Francis’s 2015 Armenian genocide statement
Turkey hacia Ciudad del Vaticano
+15Turkey has engaged the Holy See through high-level visits, including President Erdoğan’s 2018 visit to the Vatican. The Turkish government also objected to Pope Francis’s 2015 use of the term “genocide” for the Armenian killings.
Ciudad del Vaticano hacia Turkey
+20The Holy See has engaged Turkey through papal visits, including Pope Benedict XVI’s 2006 visit and Pope Francis’s 2014 visit. Pope Francis’s 2015 statement describing the Armenian killings as genocide prompted a Turkish government protest.
Relación general
+15The relationship combines sustained diplomatic engagement and high-level visits with a significant political disagreement over the Holy See’s characterization of the Armenian killings. These features support a generally engaged but not especially close bilateral relationship.
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- −100
- Hostilidad extrema y sostenida
- −50
- Considerablemente adversa
- 0
- Mixta o neutral, respaldada por información
- +50
- Considerablemente cooperativa
- +100
- Asociación excepcionalmente estrecha y sostenida
«Sin evaluar» significa que no hay una puntuación registrada. La existencia de una pareja no implica reconocimiento diplomático ni relaciones establecidas.
Contexto de la relación
Panorama general
Turkey and the Holy See maintain diplomatic relations and have engaged through high-level visits, including Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Turkey in 2006, President Erdoğan’s visit to the Vatican in 2018, and Pope Francis’s visit to Turkey in 2014. Relations have also faced a notable dispute: Turkey objected to Pope Francis’s 2015 use of the term “genocide” for the Armenian killings. Vatican City’s international relations are conducted by the Holy See.
Áreas de tensión
- Turkey’s objection to Pope Francis’s 2015 use of “genocide” for the Armenian killings
Acontecimientos clave
Pope Benedict XVI visited Turkey.
Pope Francis described the Armenian killings as genocide, prompting a Turkish government protest.
Pope Francis visited Turkey.
President Erdoğan visited the Vatican and met Pope Francis.
Principales incertidumbres
- The scope and implementation of continuing bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The extent to which Vatican City’s state institutions act separately from the Holy See in bilateral matters is unclear.