Relationship dossier
Turkey
Malaysia
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Malaysia sustain strategic, trade, and defense-industry cooperation.
Turkey toward Malaysia
+55Turkey has pursued a strategic partnership with Malaysia and concluded a bilateral free trade agreement. Turkish defense-industry cooperation has also included the sale of Anka unmanned aircraft to Malaysia.
Malaysia toward Turkey
+55Malaysia has maintained a strategic partnership with Turkey and implemented a bilateral free trade agreement. Its purchase of Turkish-made Anka unmanned aircraft is a concrete element of defense-industry cooperation.
Overall relationship
+55The relationship is characterized by durable strategic and trade arrangements, alongside practical defense-industry cooperation. These substantial cooperative ties support a positive overall assessment; the available breadth of detail on implementation and other areas of bilateral policy remains limited.
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 Malaysia maintain a substantial cooperative relationship, formalized through a strategic partnership and a bilateral free trade agreement. Cooperation has included defense-industry ties, including Malaysia’s purchase of Turkish-made Anka unmanned aircraft. These arrangements point to sustained economic and security cooperation, although the full scope and implementation of bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
Turkey and Malaysia signed a bilateral free trade agreement.
The two countries established a strategic partnership.
Malaysia contracted to purchase Turkish-made Anka unmanned aircraft.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral strategic and defense cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of follow-through on broader economic cooperation is uncertain.