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Relationship dossier

Turkey Spain

Relationship assessment

Sustained cooperation through NATO, bilateral ties and the UN Alliance of Civilizations

Turkey toward Spain

+50

Turkey partnered with Spain in launching the UN Alliance of Civilizations in 2005 and has maintained bilateral strategic and security cooperation with the Spanish government.

Spain toward Turkey

+50

Spain has contributed to Turkey’s air defense through the deployment of Spanish Patriot batteries in Turkey as part of NATO cooperation, and partnered with Turkey in launching the UN Alliance of Civilizations.

Overall relationship

+50

The relationship combines sustained bilateral and multilateral cooperation, including the jointly launched UN Alliance of Civilizations and Spain’s NATO air-defense contribution in Turkey. These durable initiatives support a substantially cooperative overall relationship.

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 coverageStrong

Overview

Turkey and Spain have built sustained cooperation through bilateral strategic ties, NATO security cooperation and the UN Alliance of Civilizations, launched jointly by the two governments. Spain has also contributed to Turkey’s air defence through its deployment of Patriot batteries. These initiatives indicate substantive cooperation, though the scope and continuity of particular bilateral arrangements are not fully clear.

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