Diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Panama started on September 21, 1950 and gained momentum with the opening our Embassy in Panama in 2014 and the Panama Embassy in Ankara in 2015. Panama also has a Consulate General in Istanbul. Our Embassy in Mexico was previously accredited to Panama until the opening of our Embassy.

On June 26, 2016, the then Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, Mr. Ahmet Arslan, visited Panama on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the Extended Panama Canal. During the visit, a “Maritime Cooperation Agreement” was signed between Türkiye and Panama.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Panama, Maria Luisa Navarro, attended to the Second Foreign Ministers’ Forum of the Türkiye -Central American Integration System (SICA) held in İstanbul on April 20-21, 2017.

On April 15, 2023, Panamanian Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney paid an official visit to Türkiye upon the invitation of Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. This constituted the first official visit at the level of Foreign Minister between two countries.

On April 27-28, 2022, the then Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Panama upon the invitation of Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes. Mr. Çavuşoğlu was also received by former President Laurentino Cortizo during the visit.

On September 21, 2023, on the margins of the 78th UN General Assembly, within the framework of the meeting held between Minister Hakan Fidan and Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed regarding the establishment of a political consultation mechanism between the Foreign Ministries

Former Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney participated in the Third Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2024) held on March 1-3, 2024. Tewaney was the only guest from Latin America and the Caribbean region to attend ADF2024 at the Foreign Minister level.

Panama was represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Guevara Mann at ADF2025, which was held on April 11-13, 2025. Our Deputy Foreign Minister, Ambassador Levent Gümrükçü and Guevara Mann met on the margins of the ADF2025.

The first round of Political Consultations was held in Ankara on August 4, 2025, co-chaired by Our Deputy Foreign Minister, Ambassador Levent Gümrükçü and Panama's Deputy Foreign Minister, Carlos Arturo Hoyos.

In 2025, the 75th anniversary of the establishment of our diplomatic relations was also celebrated with events held in Ankara and Panama.

To date, agreements and memorandums of understanding have been signed with Panama in the fields of tourism, trade, culture, aviation and archives.