Relationship dossier
Turkey
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Practical economic cooperation, anchored by a bilateral free trade agreement
Turkey toward Singapore
+35Turkey negotiated and implemented a bilateral free trade agreement with Singapore, which entered into force in 2017. The two governments have also pursued defense-industry cooperation.
Singapore toward Turkey
+35Singapore negotiated and implemented a bilateral free trade agreement with Turkey, which entered into force in 2017. The two governments have also pursued defense-industry cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable, practical foundation in the bilateral free trade agreement and cooperation extending to defense-industry matters. This supports a cooperative relationship, while the known arrangements do not establish a comparably broad or close strategic partnership.
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 Singapore have built practical economic ties through a bilateral free trade agreement, in force since 2017, and cooperation that includes defense-industry matters. These arrangements provide a substantive basis for cooperation, though they do not by themselves indicate an especially close or broad strategic partnership.
Key developments
Turkey and Singapore signed a bilateral free trade agreement.
The bilateral free trade agreement entered into force.
The governments pursued cooperation on defense-industry matters.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of defense-industry cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond trade and defense-related matters is uncertain.