Estonia–Turkey relations

Estonia-Turkey relations (Estonian: Eesti-Türgi suhted; Turkish: Estonya-Türkiye ilişkileri) are foreign relations between Estonia and Turkey.[2]

Estonia–Turkey relations

Estonia
Turkey
Diplomatic mission
Estonian Embassy, AnkaraTurkish Embassy, Tallinn
Envoy
Ambassador Annely Kolk[1]Ambassador Süleyman İnan Özyıldız[1]

Country comparison
 Estonia  Turkey
Flag
State Emblem / National Emblem
Population 1,328,976 83,154,997
Area 45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi) 783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi)
Population density 28/km2 (72.5/sq mi) 105/km2 (271.9/sq mi)
Capital Tallinn Ankara
Government Unitary parliamentary republic Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Current Leader President Kersti Kaljulaid
Prime Minister Jüri Ratas		 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Vice President Fuat Oktay
Official languages Estonian Turkish
Main religions 64.87% No religion, 34.03% Christianity 97.6% Islam, 1.1% Judaism, 0.3% Christianity
Ethnic groups 68.4% Estonians, 24.7% Russians, 1.9% Ukrainians 85% Turkish, 9% Kurdish 6% Others
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.882 (very high)[3] — 30th 0.806 (very high)[4] — 59th
GDP (PPP) $49.644 billion ($37,605 per capita) $2.464 trillion ($29,326 per capita)

Official Visits
Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Presidential Palace, Tallinn October 23-24, 2014[2]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Minister of Foreign Affairs Jürgen Ligi Presidential Palace, Tallinn October 27, 2016[2]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara July 2017[2]
Prime Minister Jüri Ratas Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara August 2017[2]

Economic Relations
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 312 million USD in 2018 (Turkish exports/imports: 92/220 million USD).[2]
  • 2,622 Turkish persons have applied for Estonia's e-residency, making Turkey 12th biggest country in the program. Turkey is the fourth country in the world by number of companies established by e-residents – 712.[5]
  • 61,707 Estonian tourists visited Turkey in 2018.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Bilateral Relations between Estonia and Turkey". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
  2. "Relations between Turkey and Estonia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  3. "2019 Human Development Index Ranking | Human Development Reports". hdr.undp.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  4. "List of countries by Human Development Index", Wikipedia, 2020-04-24, retrieved 2020-05-02
  5. "Economic Relations between Estonia and Turkey". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
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