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Kuwait–Turkey relations are foreign relations betweenTurkey andKuwait. TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs in Turkey describes the current relations as being at "outstanding levels", owned by historical and religious links..[1] Bilateral trade between the two countries in 2016 was estimated to be worth around US$700 million by the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister, Mehmet Simek.[2] Kuwait has an embassy in Ankara and a consulate-general in Istanbul, while Turkey has an embassy in Kuwait City.
The two countries have recently signed fifteen agreements for cooperation in tourism, health, environment, economy, commercial exchange and oil.[3]
When Turkey was struck by anearthquake in 2011, Kuwait donated $250,000 for the victims through theUN Development Programme (UNDP).[4]
In October 2018, Turkey and Kuwait signed a joint defense plan for 2019, aimed at enhancing bilateral military cooperation.[5]
Kuwait used to be underOttoman rule until Kuwait became a British protectorate in 1899 namedAnglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899.
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