Relationship dossier
Turkey
Argentina
Relationship assessment
A cooperative partnership, with political sensitivity over Argentina’s recognition of the Armenian genocide.
Turkey toward Argentina
+35Turkey joined Argentina in establishing a strategic partnership in 2011, providing a formal basis for bilateral cooperation. Turkish government engagement has also included high-level contact with Argentina, though the scope of continuing cooperation is unclear.
Argentina toward Turkey
+35Argentina joined Turkey in establishing a strategic partnership in 2011. Argentina’s recognition of the Armenian genocide has also been politically sensitive in its relations with the Turkish government.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship combines a formal strategic partnership and high-level engagement with political sensitivity surrounding Argentina’s recognition of the Armenian genocide. These features support an overall cooperative characterization, while the extent and durability of practical cooperation remain unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Turkey and Argentina have maintained a cooperative bilateral relationship, including a 2011 strategic partnership and government-level engagement. Their cooperation is supported by concrete bilateral arrangements, although its breadth and implementation are not fully clear. Argentina’s recognition of the Armenian genocide has been a source of political sensitivity in relations with Turkey.
Areas of tension
- Turkey’s objections to Argentina’s recognition of the Armenian genocide.
Key developments
Turkey and Argentina established a strategic partnership, creating a formal framework for bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation under the 2011 strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent to which Argentina’s Armenian genocide recognition has affected subsequent government relations is uncertain.