Chile–Turkey relations

Chile–Turkey relations refer to foreign relations between Chile and Turkey. Chile was the first country in Latin America which recognized Turkey with the Friendship Treaty, on January 30, 1926.[1] In Santiago, there can be found the Turkish Republic Square, Atatürk College[2][3] and Atatürk monument.[4]

Chile-Turkey relations

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chilean President Sebastián Piñera

In 1930 the Turkish Embassy in Chile opened as the Turks rewarded the Chileans for formally recognizing their country in 1926. The Chilean embassy in Turkey opened in 1941.[5]

In addition Turkey includes a Chile Square in Ankara inaugurated on September 18, 1970 that contains the Bernardo O'Higgins Monument.[4][6] The Pablo Neruda square in Turkey was inaugurated in 2007.[4]

Turkish population in Chile

According to a TV program titled 5N1K (CNN Turk), about 1,000 Turkish citizens live in Chile.[7]

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See also

References
  1. "Archived copy" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2009-07-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Basyn - Yayýn ve Enformasyon Genel Müdürlüðü". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  3. (in Spanish)http://www.loprado.cl/index.php?id=10&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=35&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=9&cHash=2fdbb1fae2 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. (in Spanish) Asuntos Culturales Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Önsoy, Murat. "Latin America-Turkey Relations: Reaching Out to Distant Shores of the Western Hemisphere" (Chapter 12). In: Ercan, Pınar Gözen (editor) (Haceteppe University). Turkish Foreign Policy: International Relations, Legality and Global Reach. Springer Science+Business Media, April 7, 2017. ISBN 3319504517, 9783319504513. Start: p. 237. CITED: p. 245.
  6. "Basyn - Yayýn ve Enformasyon Genel Müdürlüðü". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  7. CNN Turk TV program, Turks in Chile, 15 May 2008 Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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