Relationship dossier
Turkey
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation continues within the limits imposed by Turkey’s one-China policy and the absence of formal diplomatic relations.
Turkey toward Taiwan
+10Turkey adheres to a one-China policy and does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Turkish authorities accepted Taiwan’s search-and-rescue team and humanitarian assistance after the 2023 earthquakes, demonstrating practical cooperation despite those diplomatic constraints.
Taiwan toward Turkey
+20Taiwan provided humanitarian assistance and dispatched a search-and-rescue team to Turkey after the 2023 earthquakes. Taiwan also maintains unofficial representative channels for engagement with Turkey.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines limited practical engagement, including Taiwan’s earthquake relief and Turkey’s acceptance of that assistance, with a persistent diplomatic constraint: Turkey adheres to a one-China policy and does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
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 maintains unofficial channels with Taiwan while adhering to a one-China policy and lacking formal diplomatic relations with it. Practical engagement includes Taiwan’s humanitarian assistance and search-and-rescue deployment after the 2023 earthquakes in Turkey, which Turkish authorities accepted. These ties coexist with constraints arising from Taiwan’s international status and the limits on official engagement.
Areas of tension
- Taiwan’s political status and Turkey’s adherence to a one-China policy constrain official bilateral engagement.
Key developments
Taiwan provided humanitarian assistance and dispatched a search-and-rescue team to Turkey after the earthquakes; Turkish authorities accepted the assistance.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of practical cooperation through unofficial channels is unclear.
- The extent of Turkish government engagement with Taiwan beyond humanitarian cooperation is unclear.