Croatia–Turkey relations

Croatian–Turkish relations (Croatian: Hrvatsko-turski odnosi) are foreign relations between Croatia and Turkey. Croatia has an embassy in Ankara and two consulates-general in Istanbul and Izmir. Turkey has an embassy in Zagreb.

Croatian–Turkish relations

Croatia
Turkey
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Croatia, AnkaraEmbassy of Turkey, Zagreb

Country comparison
Croatia Turkey
Population 4,076,246 79,814,871
Area 56,594 km2 (21,851 sq mi) 783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi)
Population Density 73/km² (189.1/sq mi) 102/km2 (264.2/sq mi)
Capital Zagreb Ankara
Largest City Zagreb – 790,017 (1,228,941 Metro) Istanbul – 15,214,177 (5,343.220 Metro)
Global Cities Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek, Dubrovnik Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Bursa
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Official language Croatian Turkish
Current Leader President Zoran Milanović
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković		 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Vice President Fuat Oktay
Main religions 86.28% Roman Catholicism,
4.57% Irreligious,
4.44% Eastern Orthodoxy, 1.47% Islam, 2.90% others		 95.6% Islam, 0.9% Christianity
Ethnic groups 90.42% Croats,
4.36% Serbs, 5.22% Others		 85% Turkish, 9% Kurdish, 6% Others
GDP (PPP) $117.928 billion ($29,207 per capita) $0.857 trillion [1] ($10,848 per capita)

History

Relations between the two countries started in 1991 with the recognition of independent Croatia by Turkey. Diplomatic relations were established in 1992.[2]

Political relations

Croatia and Turkey are both members of the Council of Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Union for the Mediterranean. Also both have been EU candidates since 2005 to 2013, when Croatia joined the EU as the 28th member prior to Turkey.[3]

There are approximately 300 Turks in Croatia.[4]

Economic relations

Trade volume between Turkey and Croatia was $273.4 million in 2006.[5]

In 2006, more than 22,300 Croatian tourists visited Turkey.[5]

Embassies

The Embassy of Croatia is located in Ankara, Turkey. The Embassy of Turkey is located in Zagreb, Croatia.

Diplomacy

See also

References
  1. "International Monetary Fund, Report on selected countries". imf.org. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  2. List of international treaties and international acts signed between Croatia and Turkey
  3. Croatia celebrates on joining EU - BBC News - July 1, 2013
  4. Croatian census 2001. "POPULATION BY ETHNICITY, BY TOWNS/MUNICIPALITIES, CENSUS 2001".
  5. Turkey´s Commercial and Economic Relations with Croatia / Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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