Relationship dossier
Turkey
Jordan
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation tempered by differences over regional issues
Turkey toward Jordan
+35Turkey has engaged Jordan through bilateral trade and investment cooperation and diplomatic coordination on regional matters. Turkey’s positions on Jerusalem and regional conflicts have also been points of friction with Jordan.
Jordan toward Turkey
+35Jordan has pursued bilateral trade and investment cooperation with Turkey and diplomatic engagement on regional matters. Jordan’s positions on Jerusalem and regional conflicts have at times differed from Turkey’s.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship rests on sustained diplomatic engagement and practical economic cooperation, but is not a consistently aligned strategic partnership. Differences concerning Jerusalem and regional conflicts, alongside shifting regional conditions, temper the extent of cooperation.
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 Jordan maintain a cooperative but not exceptionally close relationship, with practical economic and diplomatic engagement. Their governments have pursued trade and investment cooperation, while regional crises—including the Syrian conflict and disagreements over Jerusalem—have at times complicated relations. The relationship combines recurring coordination with differences on sensitive regional issues.
Areas of tension
- Differences over policy and rhetoric concerning Jerusalem and the status of its holy sites.
- Divergent approaches to regional conflicts, including Syria.
Key developments
Turkey and Jordan signed a free trade agreement, which entered into force in 2011.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral trade and investment arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of recent security and diplomatic coordination is uncertain.
- The effect of regional disagreements on current government cooperation is unclear.