Finland–Turkey relations
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Finland–Turkey relations are foreign relations between Finland and Turkey. Turkey recognized the independence of Finland on February 21, 1918. Diplomatic relations between them were established on May 20, 1920. Finland has an embassy in Ankara and an honorary consulate general in Istanbul and other honorary consulates in Belek, Bodrum and Izmir. Turkey has an embassy in Helsinki. Finland supports Turkey's bid to join the EU.
Both the Finns and the Turks have been linked to a greater group people, called "Altaic peoples".
See also
External links
- Embassy of Turkey in Helsinki (in Turkish and English)
- Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs about political, economical and commercial relations with Finland
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland about relations with Turkey
- Embassy of Finland in Ankara
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