Chile–Turkey relations


Chile–Turkey relations are the bilateral relations between Chile and Turkey.

History

Chile was the first country in Latin America which recognized Turkey with the Friendship Treaty, on January 30, 1926. In Santiago, there can be found the Turkish Republic Square, Atatürk College and Atatürk monument.
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.
In addition, Turkey includes a Chile Square in Ankara inaugurated on September 18, 1970 that contains the Bernardo O'Higgins Monument. The Pablo Neruda square in Turkey was inaugurated in 2007.

Diplomatic missions

Turkey has an embassy in Santiago. The embassy also hosts offices of representatives and attachés from Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Trade and Turkish Armed Forces. The relations between Turkey and Chile goes back to the opening of the Turkish Embassy in Santiago in 2 August 1930.
Chile has an embassy in Ankara.

Diaspora

According to a TV program titled 5N1K, about 1,000 Turkish citizens live in Chile.