Relationship dossier
Turkey
Montenegro
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation through trade and security arrangements, with Turkish support for Montenegro’s NATO integration
Turkey toward Montenegro
+35The Turkish government concluded a free trade agreement with Montenegro, effective in 2010, and a military cooperation agreement in 2012. Turkey also supported Montenegro’s integration into NATO.
Montenegro toward Turkey
+35The Montenegrin government concluded a free trade agreement with Turkey, effective in 2010, and a military cooperation agreement in 2012, providing a basis for bilateral economic and security cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in the bilateral free trade and military cooperation agreements, alongside Turkey’s support for Montenegro’s NATO integration. The available picture of cooperation beyond these areas is 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 Montenegro have developed practical economic and security cooperation. Their governments concluded a free trade agreement, effective in 2010, and a military cooperation agreement in 2012. Turkey has also supported Montenegro’s NATO integration. These arrangements indicate substantive cooperation, although the scope and implementation of the broader bilateral agenda are not fully clear.
Key developments
Turkey and Montenegro signed a free trade agreement, which entered into force in 2010.
Turkey and Montenegro concluded a military cooperation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral military cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of current cooperation beyond trade and security arrangements is unclear.