Relationship dossier
Turkey
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Relationship assessment
Turkish Arctic research activity in Svalbard; the territory has no independent foreign policy.
Turkey toward Svalbard and Jan Mayen
+15Turkey has conducted Arctic research expeditions in Svalbard and established a scientific research presence at Ny-Ålesund.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen toward Turkey
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 conducted Arctic research expeditions in Svalbard and established a scientific research presence at Ny-Ålesund. Svalbard and Jan Mayen are Norwegian-administered territories and do not conduct an independent foreign policy; Norway's conduct is not attributed to them.
Key developments
Turkey established a scientific research presence at Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Turkey's scientific activities and access in Svalbard are unclear.