Croatia and Turkey established diplomatic relations in 1992. Turkey recognized independent Croatia in 1991.[1] Croatia has an embassy in Ankara and a consulate-general in Istanbul and 2 honorary consulates in Antalya and İzmir. Turkey has an embassy in Zagreb. Both countries are full members of Council of Europe and of NATO. Croatia is an EU member and Turkey is an EU candidate. Croatia supports Turkey's accession negotiations to the EU, although negotiations have now been suspended.
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 Croatia |
 Turkey |
|---|---|
| Diplomatic mission | |
| Embassy of Croatia, Ankara | Embassy of Turkey, Zagreb |
Political relations
editCroatia and Turkey are both members of the Council of Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Union for the Mediterranean. Also both have been EU candidates since 2005 to 2013, when Croatia joined the EU as the 28th member prior to Turkey.[2]
There are approximately 300 Turks in Croatia.[3]
Economic relations
editTrade volume between Turkey and Croatia was $1,150 million in 2022.[4]
In 2022, 61,357 Croatian tourists visited Turkey.[4]
Resident diplomatic missions
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ List of international treaties and international acts signed between Croatia and Turkey
- ^ Croatia celebrates on joining EU - BBC News - July 1, 2013
- ^ Croatian census 2001. "POPULATION BY ETHNICITY, BY TOWNS/MUNICIPALITIES, CENSUS 2001".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Relations between Türkiye and Croatia, Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs
