An Analysis of Korean-Turkish Relations: Rising Trade Partnership and Deepening Integration
An Analysis of Korean-Turkish Relations: Rising Trade Partnership and Deepening Integration

Summary/Abstract: South Korea and Turkey are have long been friendly countries over the past six decades. During the 1950s, the participation of Turkish troops in the Korean War led to the formation of an alliance between the two countries. This article focuses on the history of Korea-Turkey relations. This relationship can be divided into three stages at twenty-year intervals. The first stage (1950-1970) deals with military-based relations. Two major aspects in this section are discussed: the participation of Turkish troops in the Korean War and the presence of Turkish troops in the Korean peninsula after the Korean War. The second stage (1970-1990) sets out to outline the process of founding cooperation. This part briefly examines the two countries’ endeavors to lay an institutional arrangement for bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade and investment. The last stage (1990-2010) covers their deepening and diversifying relations. This section emphasizes the broadening progress in other fields of bilateral relations including political, cultural, and social exchanges on the basis of close economic ties. In the last part, this study ends with concluding remarks and suggests a future-oriented strategic partnership that contains strategic depth.

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