Political Relations
Türkiye’s support for Poland’s membership to NATO in 1999 and Poland’s
support for Türkiye’s EU accession process contributed to political
relations.
Bilateral relations were elevated to the level of strategic partnership
with the “Declaration on Turkish-Polish Strategic Partnership” in 2009.
President Andrzej Duda paid an official visit on 24-25 May 2021 and a
working visit on 16 March 2022 to Türkiye. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
and the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Prof. Mustafa Şentop
visited Poland on 17 October 2017 and on 30 November -2 December 2021,
respectively.
Economic Relations
|
Years
|
Export
|
Import
|
Balance
|
Volume
|
|
2019
|
3.449
|
2.603
|
+846
|
6.052
|
|
2020
|
3.475
|
3.005
|
+470
|
6.479
|
|
2021
|
4.674
|
3.636
|
+1.038
|
8.310
|
|
2022
|
5.417
|
4.294
|
+1.123
|
9.711
|
|
2023
|
5.952
|
5.074
|
878
|
11.026
|
Source : Turkish Statistical Institute (million
Dollar)
Main export items: Motor vehicles and its parts, tractors,
rods and profiles made of aluminum, textiles and ready-made clothing, fresh
fruits and vegetables, white goods
Main import items: Machinery, mechanical devices and tools,
motor vehicles, electrical machinery and devices, iron and steel,
chemicals, cosmetics, furniture
Direct investments from Poland to Türkiye during 2002-2024 June have
amounted to 42 million Dollars. Turkish direct investments in Poland in the
same period have been 136 million Dollars.
The 5th session of the Türkiye-Poland Economic Consultation Mechanism was
held in Ankara on 12 September 2022, under the co-chairmanship of Türkiye’s
Minister of Trade and Poland’s Minister of Economic Development and
Technology. On the margins of the meeting, a round table was organized by
DEİK with the participation of business people from both countries.
Polish citizens have been able to visit Türkiye with an ID card since April
19, 2022. In 2023, almost 1.5 million Polish tourists visited Türkiye.
Cultural, Educational and Consular Relations
Warsaw University, Krakow Jagiellonian University and Poznan Adam
Mickiewicz University have Turcology departments.
Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre in Warsaw contributes to enhancement of
cultural relations through various activities.
Poland is one of the top destinations for Turkish students studying abroad
under Erasmus+ program. In the period 2014-2024 July, 36,437 Turkish
students and 3,244 Polish students studied in our respective countries.
Around 25,000 Turkish citizens are living in Poland.