اتفاقية التجارة الحرة بين تركيا و المملكة المتحدة في سياق الدبلوماسية الاقتصادية

Abstract EN

This article scrutinizes relations between economic diplomacy and free trade agreements by focusing on the Turkey-UK free trade agreements which came into force in 2021.

Accordingly, the article first introduces the concept of economic diplomacy, an important issue as it has been shown that bilateral trade agreements, nowadays preferred by many countries, can be used as a tool of eco- nomic diplomacy.

The article then discusses the history and development of free trade agreements signed by Turkey, including its long-running experience of eco- nomic integration with the European Union.

Based on economic and political rea- sons underlying the free economic agreements, the reasons why Turkey and the UK have reached an agreement are summarized.

Economic relations between the two countries are then analyzed and the details ofthe agreement are investigated in the context ofthe changes that it provides.