Chile–Turkey relations
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Chile–Turkey relations are the bilateral relations between Chile and Turkey.
History
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Chile was the first country in Latin America which recognized Turkey with the Friendship Treaty, on January 30, 1926.[1] In Santiago, there can be found the Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Plaza, Atatürk College[2][3] and Atatürk Monument.[4]
In 1930, the Turkish Embassy in Chile opened as the Turks rewarded the Chileans for formally recognizing their country in 1926. The Chilean embassy in Turkey opened in 1941.[5]
In addition, Turkey includes a Chile Square in Ankara inaugurated on September 18, 1970, that contains the Bernardo O'Higgins Monument.[4][6] The Pablo Neruda square in Turkey was inaugurated in 2007.[4]

Presidential visits
[edit]| Guest | Host | Place of visit | Date of visit |
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| La Moneda Palace, Santiago | April 6, 1995[7] | ||
| Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara | October 12, 2004[7] | ||
| Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara | November 20, 2012[7] | ||
| La Moneda Palace, Santiago | January 31, 2016[7] |
Diplomatic missions
[edit]Turkey has an embassy in Santiago.[8] The embassy also hosts offices of representatives and attachés from Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Trade and Turkish Armed Forces.[9] The relations between Turkey and Chile goes back to the opening of the Turkish Embassy in Santiago on 2 August 1930.[10]
Chile has an embassy in Ankara.
Diaspora
[edit]According to a TV program titled 5N1K (CNN Türk), about 1,000 Turkish citizens live in Chile.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Archived copy" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Yayınlarımız". Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
- ↑ Embajador De Turquía Visitó Nuevas Dependencias De Colegio Ataturk loprado.cl 9 January 2009 (in Spanish) Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 (in Spanish) Asuntos Culturales Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Önsoy, Murat. "Latin America-Turkey Relations: Reaching Out to Distant Shores of the Western Hemisphere" (Chapter 12). In: Ercan, Pınar Gözen (editor) (Hacettepe University). Turkish Foreign Policy: International Relations, Legality and Global Reach. Springer Science+Business Media, 7 April 2017. ISBN 3319504517, 9783319504513. Start: p. 237. CITED: p. 245.
- ↑ "Basyn - Yayýn ve Enformasyon Genel Müdürlüðü". Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 "Bilateral Relations". Ministerios dde Relaciones Exteriores.
- ↑ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı - Embassy Of The Republic Of Turkey In Santiago". santiago.be.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ "Contact Information". santiago.be.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ "Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". santiago.be.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ CNN Türk TV program, Turks in Chile, 15 May 2008 Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine