Relationship dossier
Turkey
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Sustained Turkish political and development support for Palestine alongside bilateral government cooperation
Turkey toward Palestine
+75The Turkish government supports Palestinian statehood and has provided development and humanitarian assistance through institutions including TİKA. It has also engaged Palestinian authorities in bilateral political and economic cooperation.
Palestine toward Turkey
+35Palestinian authorities have engaged the Turkish government in bilateral political and economic cooperation, including through high-level contacts and bilateral arrangements. The practical scope of this cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+60The relationship is characterized by Turkey's sustained political support for Palestinian statehood and government-backed assistance, together with bilateral engagement between Turkish and Palestinian authorities. These features form a cooperative relationship, though the extent and implementation of bilateral arrangements are not fully clear.
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 has maintained a sustained policy of supporting Palestinian statehood and has provided development and humanitarian assistance through Turkish government institutions, including TİKA. Palestinian and Turkish authorities have also pursued bilateral cooperation and high-level political engagement. The relationship is substantially cooperative, although the scope and implementation of bilateral arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
Turkish government institutions, including TİKA, have provided development and humanitarian assistance in Palestine.
Turkish and Palestinian authorities have pursued bilateral political and economic cooperation through official engagement and arrangements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of the Palestinian government's practical cooperation with Turkey across policy areas are limited.