A look at the growth of Turkish-British relations in recent years

According to Webangah News quoted by Tasnim News agency, relations between Turkey and England have a long and rich history. And it has its ups and downs, but probably the prime ministership of Boris Johnson was a special and golden era for the Turkish government and the ruling party of this country. Because Boris Johnson mentioned that one of his ancestors was a Turk and has Turkish descent.

Maybe because of this, during his administration, the relationship between Turkey and England is better than ever, but here is the problem. which is simply a matter of descent and race in a country that is known as the father of pragmatism and utilitarianism, cannot be a determinant of foreign policy.

As a result, it is necessary to understand that England from developing its relations with Turkey, It has certain security purposes.

Just since England left the European Union and Turkey does not have a warm relationship with America, the calls on the London-Ankara route have increased more and more.

Although Turkish-British relations have developed in several areas, the role of complex political-security cases such as Cyprus is still not clear. Due to some historical issues, England is still present as a foreign negotiator in all negotiations related to Cyprus, and Ankara is trying to get the heads of London to recognize the independence of the Turkish Northern Cyprus. But London has not given such a signal and on the contrary, it is taking pleasant measures that are exciting for the Turks. For example, some British politicians have said that establishing a direct flight line between London and Northern Cyprus can be useful. But the European Union is against such a thing, and according to the realistic analysts of Ankara and Istanbul, despite the implementation of Brexit and the withdrawal of England from the Union, London will take such a risk for the sake of Turkey.

Currently, the post of British Foreign Ministry is in the hands of a politician who has never had a good relationship with Turkey. David Cameron, the current foreign minister, is the same person who said during his prime ministership: “Turkey will not become a member of the European Union for another three hundred years with the current leadership.

But Ankara is hopeful is, the upcoming elections will create a situation in London where everything will end in favor of developing relations with Ankara. What is the future of trade?
In recent years, the economic relations between Turkey and England have always been on the path of growth and improvement, and the signing of the free trade agreement between London and Ankara caused even the implementation of Brexit. don’t hurt this business either.

Not long ago, Chris Grant, the head of the British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey, evaluated and announced the latest developments in the framework of Turkish-British business relations more positively than ever before. : “The volume of trade between Turkey and the UK was at the level of 23 billion dollars in the period before the Corona pandemic, and in 2023 it will reach an approximate volume of 24 billion dollars, which is a positive condition for trade between the two countries. Turkey is of great importance in terms of its strategic and geopolitical position and is a very valuable trading partner for the UK, and the two countries have passionate solidarity in the field of trade. In the coming period, new steps are to be taken to expand the free trade agreement between Turkey and the United Kingdom, and the main areas to be reviewed in this agreement are services, exports and agriculture”.

Taking into account his knowledge in the field of agricultural technology, take measures to support the agricultural policies of Turkey. There are similar conditions in the fields of education and health.

Free trade on paper yes, but no in practice >England is the second largest export market for raw materials and manufactured goods of Turkey after Germany. Signed a trade agreement with Turkey. In this way, the continuation of the terms of the EU customs union between the two countries was guaranteed. However, this agreement faced different reactions from the Turkish and British public opinion. It has been claimed that Boris Johnson’s government, ignoring Turkey’s deteriorating record on democracy and human rights, signed the agreement only out of concern that the country’s market share would decrease in trade with Brexit, and his government’s disregard for international law. And democratic values ​​have been criticized. As a result, a significant part of the provisions of the free trade agreement has remained on the ground and has not been implemented. .com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/03/12/1403031217495178030213164.jpg”/>
Dominic Chilcott, British ambassador in Ankara, bluntly stated that environmental issues and human rights sensitivities, from Obstacles to the full implementation of the agreement.

Why is England holding hands on Cyprus?
According to a note published on Turkey’s Yatkin Report website, since December 2020, Turkish leaders have always been happy and hopeful about the development of relations with England. But the problem is that the level of Turkey’s expectations is very high.

Turkey wants England to recognize the independence of the Turkish government of northern Cyprus and open an embassy there! But such a thing means that England will stand against the United States, the United Nations, NATO and the European Union at once.

Before the Cyprus talks held in Geneva at the end of April There were reports in the Turkish press that Britain might support Ankara’s political project and accept the offer of a state solution. But later it became clear that the heads of the British government are not even willing to talk about such a matter! Because Britain, which is the second largest contributor to NATO’s defense budget, is among the top four countries in the world in terms of diplomatic representation network and in the top five countries in the world in terms of investment in innovation.

In addition. In addition to being a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the UK is a member of many international organizations. Although this country has a weaker position than before after Brexit, it is optimistic that it will sacrifice its entire political, economic and security alliance partnerships for friendship with Turkey.

Now, the heads of Erdogan’s government have two good memories about the British government. First, during the 2016 coup, London firmly supported Erdogan and his party and questioned the coup plotters, and second, it is not a secret that in the past years, English engineers and experts secretly Media noise and controversy have helped Turkish defense industry projects and especially the production process of Turkey’s precision drones. sold to Turkey, and the two countries also signed a £100 million deal in 2017 to jointly produce TF-X jet engines developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to replace F-16 fighter jets.

In the framework of this project, British Rolls-Royce and Turkey’s Kale Group will work together. However, since 2019, this process has been interrupted due to the Turkish side’s decision to include TR Motor, owned by BMC, and the Turkish-Qatar partnership, causing the British to withdraw from the project.

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