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Turkey Norway

Relationship assessment

NATO allies with friction over Norwegian arms-export restrictions

Turkey toward Norway

-5

Turkey objected to Norway’s restrictions on new arms export licences to Turkey in 2019, imposed after Turkey’s military operation in Syria.

Norway toward Turkey

-10

Norway restricted new arms export licences to Turkey in 2019 following Turkey’s military operation in Syria.

Overall relationship

+10

The enduring NATO alliance provides a cooperative framework, while Norway’s arms-export restrictions and Turkey’s objection created a specific bilateral dispute. The breadth of direct cooperation outside the alliance 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 Norway are NATO allies, but bilateral relations have included friction over arms exports. In 2019, Norway restricted new arms export licences to Turkey following Turkey’s military operation in Syria, and Turkey objected to the restrictions. The scale of direct bilateral cooperation beyond their alliance is unclear.

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