Political Relations:

Türkiye and Kosovo enjoy friendly relations based on their common history. Türkiye recognized Kosovo on 18^th February 2008, which gained its independence on 17^th February 2008, and was among the first countries to recognize Kosovo. Our Coordination Office in Pristina, which became operational in 1999, was upgraded to the Embassy level after the declaration of independence. As of 1^st September 2015, our Consulate General in Prizren, where the Kosovar Turkish community is densely populated, became operational. Thus, Türkiye became the first country to open a Consulate General in Kosovo.

The deep-rooted historical ties between our common cultures and peoples also consolidate the friendly relations between the two countries.

Türkiye attaches importance to Kosovo's stability, territorial integrity, development and integration with European and Euro-Atlantic institutions, as well as establishing friendly and constructive neighborly relations in the region. In this regard, Türkiye supports the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Process.

Economic Relations:

(million US Dollars)

Main export items: Machines and mechanical devices; electrical materials (cables, electric heaters, refrigerators, electrical components and parts, weaving machines, dishwashers and washing machines), kerosene of petroleum or bituminous minerals, expandable plastics, tobacco products.

Main import items: textile fibers and products, metal ores and scrap, caoutchouc.

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed on 27^th September 2013 in Ankara. The mentioned agreement was the first FTA signed by Kosovo. The agreement entered into force on 1^st September 2019.

In order to bolster our commercial and economic relations with Kosovo, the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) mechanism was established in 2013.

Turkish investments in Kosovo are approximately 296.5 million Euros as of the end of May 2022, and excluding the real estate investments of Kosovo's diaspora in European countries, Türkiye is the seventh largest investor in Kosovo. Turkish companies employ approximately 10,000 Kosovars.