Relationship dossier
Turkey
Panama
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Panama have a cooperative economic relationship anchored by a bilateral free trade agreement.
Turkey toward Panama
+25The Turkish government negotiated a bilateral free trade agreement with Panama, which entered into force in 2019.
Panama toward Turkey
+25The Panamanian government negotiated a bilateral free trade agreement with Turkey, which entered into force in 2019.
Overall relationship
+25The bilateral free trade agreement, in force since 2019, is a durable framework for economic cooperation. Broader cooperation and the agreement's practical effects are less 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 and Panama have pursued concrete economic cooperation through a bilateral free trade agreement, which entered into force in 2019. The agreement provides a substantive basis for cooperative relations, though the scope of broader government-to-government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
The Turkey–Panama free trade agreement entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The agreement's implementation and effects on bilateral trade are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond the free trade agreement are limited.