Relationship dossier
Turkey
Iceland
Relationship assessment
Modest trade and NATO security cooperation between Turkey and Iceland
Turkey toward Iceland
+15Turkey participates in the EFTA–Turkey free trade agreement, which provides an economic framework involving Iceland. Turkey has also contributed aircraft to NATO air-policing missions in Iceland.
Iceland toward Turkey
+15Iceland, through its participation in EFTA, is a party to the EFTA–Turkey free trade agreement, providing a formal framework for economic cooperation with Turkey.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a durable basis in the EFTA–Turkey trade agreement and NATO alliance cooperation, including Turkish contributions to air policing in Iceland. These are practical areas of cooperation, but the broader bilateral relationship appears limited in scope.
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 Iceland have a modest cooperative relationship, including participation in the EFTA–Turkey free trade agreement and cooperation as NATO allies. Turkey has also contributed to NATO air-policing missions in Iceland. These arrangements indicate practical economic and security cooperation, though the scope of broader bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
The EFTA–Turkey free trade agreement entered into force, establishing a trade framework involving Iceland and Turkey.
Turkey contributed to a NATO air-policing mission in Iceland.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond trade and NATO security arrangements is unclear.
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic arrangements are unclear.