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Relationship dossier

Turkey Latvia

Relationship assessment

NATO allies with practical defense and emergency-response cooperation

Turkey toward Latvia

+35

Turkey contributed military personnel to NATO’s enhanced forward presence in Latvia, providing a concrete defense contribution to Latvia’s security.

Latvia toward Turkey

+25

Latvia sent emergency-response assistance to Turkey after the 2023 earthquakes, providing practical humanitarian support.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship is underpinned by NATO alliance ties and includes practical cooperation in defense and emergency response. The known examples show meaningful cooperation, while the scope of direct bilateral activity beyond these areas is 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Turkey and Latvia are NATO allies, with concrete cooperation including Turkish military participation in NATO’s enhanced forward presence in Latvia and Latvian emergency-response assistance to Turkey after the 2023 earthquakes. These actions indicate practical defense and humanitarian cooperation, though the breadth of direct bilateral cooperation is unclear.

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