Legal base

Kyrgyz-Turkish relations have a solid legal base, which consists of more than 100 agreements, treaties, and protocols governing current and prospective cooperation in various fields, including political, trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian, scientific, educational, and military-technical.

The major international agreements and documents:

1. Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey (Moscow, December 23, 1991);

2. Agreement on international road transport between the Government of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey (Bishkek, April 29, 1992);

3. Treaty on cooperation in military education between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey (Ankara, March 3, 1993);

4. Consular Convention between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey (Ankara, October 14, 1994);

5. Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the establishment of air services (Ankara, October 14, 1994);

6. Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the opening of the Manas Kyrgyz-Turkish University in Bishkek (Izmir, September 30, 1995);

7. The Treaty between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey of Eternal Friendship and Cooperation (Ankara, October 24, 1997);

8. Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters (Bishkek, April 14, 1998);

9. Agreement between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion on income (Ankara, July 1, 1999);

10. Joint Declaration between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the fight against terrorism (Bishkek, October 18, 2000);

11. Agreement between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey on legal assistance in civil, commercial and criminal matters (Ankara, September 5, 2006);

12. Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the activities of the Coordination Office of the TICA programs in the Kyrgyz Republic (Ankara, September 5, 2006);

13. Joint Statement of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey on the establishment of the High Council for Strategic Cooperation (Ankara, April 26, 2011);

14. Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on mutual trips of citizens (Ankara, April 26, 2011);

15. Joint anniversary declaration between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey on a new historical stage of relations (Ankara, January 12, 2012);

16. Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of health and medical sciences (Ankara, June 3, 2014);

17. Agreement between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey on the mutual promotion and protection of investments (Ankara, April 9, 2018);

18. Agreement on social security between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey (Ankara, April 9, 2018)

19. Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the opening, joint management, and transfer of the Bishkek State Hospital of Kyrgyz-Turkish Friendship, as well as the education of citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Republic of Turkey in the field of medicine and medical specialties.

20. Joint statement on the results of the fifth meeting of the High Council for Strategic Cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey (Ankara, June 9, 2021.).