Belarus–Turkey relations

Turkey was the first country to recognize the independence of Belarus. Diplomatic relations were established on 25 March 1992.^[3] Turkey has an embassy in Minsk. Belarus has an embassy in Ankara, a consulate general in Istanbul.^[3]

Belarus–Turkey relations

Belarus	Turkey
Diplomatic mission
Belarusian Embassy, Ankara	Turkish Embassy, Minsk
Envoy
Ambassador Anatoly Glaz[1]	Ambassador Güçlü Cem Işık[2]

Embassy of Turkey in Minsk

High level visits

Guest	Host	Place of visit	Date of visit
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	President Alexander Lukashenko	Independence Palace, Minsk	November 11, 2016[3]
President Alexander Lukashenko	President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Presidential Complex, Ankara	April 16, 2019[3]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu	Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei	Independence Palace, Minsk	August 27-28, 2019[3]

Economic relations

Trade volume between the two countries was US$691 million in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: US$531/160 million).^[3]

See also

• Belarus portal
• Turkey portal
• Politics portal

• Foreign relations of Belarus
• Foreign relations of Turkey