title: Free trade agreements of Turkey
text: # Free trade agreements of Turkey
  
  This page lists the free trade agreements signed by Turkey. In 1995, Turkey signed a customs union with the European Union for goods, excluding agricultural products and services. As of 2018, EU has been Turkey's main trade partner with 50% of its exports and 36% of its imports.
  
  ## List of agreements
  
  ### Signed
  
  | State | Signed | In Force | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | European Free Trade Association (EFTA) | 10 December 1991 | 1 September 1992 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | European Free Trade Association (EFTA) | 25 June 2018 | 1 October 2021 | Updated FTA including services |
  | European Union | 6 March 1995 | 31 December 1995 | Customs Union, included the United Kingdom until its withdrawal in 2020. |
  | Albania | 22 December 2006 | 1 May 2008 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Azerbaijan | 25 February 2020 | Under ratification | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 July 2002 | 1 July 2003 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 2 May 2019 | Under ratification | Revised FTA |
  | Chile | 14 July 2009 | 1 March 2011 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Egypt | 27 December 2005 | 1 March 2007 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Faroe Islands | 16 December 2014 | 1 October 2017 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Georgia | 21 November 2007 | 1 November 2008 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Israel | 14 March 1996 | 1 May 1997 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Kosovo | 27 September 2013 | 1 September 2019 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Lebanon | 24 November 2010 | Under ratification | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Malaysia | 17 April 2014 | 1 August 2015 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Mauritius | 9 September 2011 | 1 June 2013 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Moldova | 11 September 2014 | 1 November 2016 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Montenegro | 26 November 2008 | 1 March 2010 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Morocco | 7 April 2004 | 1 January 2006 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | North Macedonia | 7 September 1999 | 1 September 2000 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Palestine | 20 July 2004 | 1 June 2005 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Serbia | 1 June 2009 | 1 September 2010 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Serbia | 30 January 2018 | 1 June 2019 | Updated FTA including services |
  | Singapore | 14 November 2015 | 1 October 2017 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | South Korea | 1 August 2012 | 1 May 2013 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | South Korea | 26 February 2015 | 1 August 2018 | Updated FTA including services |
  | Sudan | 24 December 2017 | Under ratification | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Tunisia | 25 November 2004 | 1 July 2005 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Ukraine | 3 February 2022 | Under ratification | Free Trade Agreement |
  | United Arab Emirates | 3 March 2023 | Under ratification | Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement |
  | United Kingdom | 29 December 2020 | 1 May 2021 | Free Trade Agreement, prior to this agreement, Turkey-UK had customs union as part of EU-Turkey customs union between 1995-2020. |
  | Venezuela | 17 May 2018 | 21 August 2020 | Trade Development Agreement |
  
  ### Future
  
  The following list contains the countries with active trade agreement negotiations.
  
  | State | Notes |
  | - | - |
  | Colombia | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Democratic Republic of Congo | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Djibouti | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Ecuador | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Ghana | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Indonesia | Indonesia–Turkey relations |
  | Japan | Japan–Turkey relations |
  | Mexico | Mexico–Turkey relations |
  | Pakistan | Pakistan–Turkey Free Trade Agreement |
  | Peru | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Qatar | Qatar–Turkey relations |
  | Thailand | Free Trade Agreement |
  | United Kingdom | Turkey-United Kingdom relations |
  | United States | Turkey–United States relations, Halted in October 2019 |
  | Euro-Mediterranean free trade area | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Economic Cooperation Organization Trade Agreement | Free Trade Agreement |
  
  ### Replaced agreements with EUCU
  
  The following agreements have been replaced with European Union–Turkey Customs Union:
  
  | State | Signed | In Force | Ended | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bulgaria | 07 November 1998 | 1 January 1999 | 31 December 2006 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Croatia | 13 March 2002 | 1 July 2003 | 30 June 2013 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Czech Republic | 10 March 1997 | 1 September 1998 | 30 April 2004 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Estonia | 06 March 1997 | 1 July 1998 | 30 April 2004 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Hungary | 01 August 1997 | 1 April 1998 | 30 April 2004 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Latvia | 16 June 1998 | 1 July 2000 | 30 April 2004 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Lithuania | 06 February 1997 | 1 March 1998 | 30 April 2004 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Poland | 4 October 1999 | 1 May 2000 | 30 April 2004 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Romania | 29 April 1997 | 1 February 1998 | 31 December 2006 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Slovakia | 20 October 1997 | 1 September 1998 | 30 April 2004 | Free Trade Agreement |
  | Slovenia | 05 May 1998 | 1 June 2000 | 30 April 2004 | Free Trade Agreement |
  
  ### Former
  
  | State | Signed | In Force | Ended | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Syria | 22 December 2004 | 1 January 2007 | 6 December 2011 | Free Trade Agreement, suspended after Syrian Civil War |
  | Jordan | 1 December 2009 | 1 March 2011 | 22 November 2018 | Free Trade Agreement, repealed by Jordan |
  