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Relationship dossier

Turkey Lithuania

Relationship assessment

NATO allies with practical cooperation on regional security

Turkey toward Lithuania

+35

Turkey deployed fighter aircraft to Lithuania for NATO Baltic air policing, including in 2006 and 2021, contributing to the security of Lithuanian airspace.

Lithuania toward Turkey

+35

Lithuania expressed solidarity with Turkey following the attempted coup in 2016 and has supported cooperation between Turkey and the European Union.

Overall relationship

+35

NATO membership provides a durable framework for security cooperation, reflected in Turkish participation in Baltic air policing and Lithuanian support for Turkey after the 2016 coup attempt. The relationship is constructive, though the breadth of bilateral cooperation beyond security 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 Lithuania are NATO allies and have cooperated on regional security. Turkish fighter deployments to Lithuania for Baltic air policing and Lithuania's support for Turkey following the 2016 coup attempt are concrete examples of cooperation. The relationship appears constructive, although the scope of wider bilateral cooperation is unclear.

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