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Turkey at the United Nations

Flag of Turkey
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Admitted
1945-10-24
ISO 3166-1
TR / TUR
Charter signed
1945-06-26
Charter ratified
1945-19-28
Formerly
Turkey, until 26 May 2022

A founding Member State: one of the fifty-one that signed the Charter at San Francisco in 1945.

International organisations

Every organisation this state belongs to that is compiled here, with the date it joined. Membership is resolved against this site’s own list of member states rather than taken from a query.

OrganisationJoined
International Telecommunication Union 1866-01-01
Universal Postal Union 1875-07-01
United Nations 1945-10-24
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1946-11-04
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1947-03-11
World Meteorological Organization 1949-08-05
Council of Europe 1949-08-09
North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1952-02-18
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation 1969-09-25
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 1973-06-25
World Trade Organization 1995-03-26
World Health Organization not recorded
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development not recorded

Peacekeeping contribution

Uniformed personnel this state had deployed to UN missions in 2026-07-31, the most recent month the UN Peace and Security Data Hub reports. Counts are deployments, not distinct people.

PersonnelDeployedOf whom women
Individual Police 6 1
Experts on Mission 2 0
Staff Officer 2 0

Every contributor, month by month

Position in General Assembly voting

A statistical estimate of where this state sat on the main axis of General Assembly voting, not a record of any vote. The range is what the model treats as credible; neither end of the scale is the better one.

YearEstimate Credible rangeVotes cast
2025 0.58 0.47 to 0.70 188
2024 0.48 0.37 to 0.59 102
2023 0.57 0.46 to 0.68 85
2022 0.52 0.40 to 0.65 85
2021 0.61 0.48 to 0.73 85
2020 0.51 0.40 to 0.62 96

Every state's position

People of concern

As recorded by UNHCR’s Refugee Data Finder for 2025 — UNHCR’s own reporting categories, not a census.

CategoryPeople
Refugees hosted 2,390,414
Asylum-seekers hosted 102,497
Stateless people 464
Refugees from Turkey abroad 149,405

Population projection

United Nations World Population Prospects, median variant — a projection, not a count.

202520302035204020452050
87,685,42689,027,54290,188,55791,009,68191,392,53591,258,061

Service on principal organs

Elected terms as recorded by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. A year marked pending is one the Library publishes as a partial list because its elections have not yet been held.

Economic and Social Council

2028 pending 2027 pending 2026 2025 2024 2019 2018 2017 2013 2012 2010 2006 2005 2004 1999 1998 1997 1993 1992 1991 1987 1986 1985 1981 1980 1979 1975 1974 1969 1968 1967 1955 1954 1953 1949 1948 1947

Security Council

2010 2009 1961 1955 1954 1952 1951

Permanent mission

Mission
Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations
Address
Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the United Nations, 821 United Nations Plaza, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10017
National holiday
Republic Day, 29 October
Accredited diplomats
24

Accredited diplomats

The numbers

IndicatorLatestYearSince 1975
Adult literacy rate 97.26 2021
CO2 emissions per capita 5.379 2024
GDP 1,597,293,229,287 2025
GNI per capita 16,300 2025
Life expectancy at birth 77.42 2024
Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1.923 2024
Net official development assistance received 1,550,410,645 2023
Population 85,878,556 2025
Refugees hosted (UNHCR mandate) 2,390,414 2025
Refugees originating (UNHCR mandate) 149,405 2025

World Bank, World Development Indicators, CC BY 4.0. The sparkline shows the shape of each run from its first reported year; the number beside it carries the magnitude, and there is deliberately no axis on it.

General Debate statements

74 statements to the General Debate since 1946, 237,645 words in all. The longest was 1964, at 6,925 words, delivered by Mr. Erkin.

Of the 32 statements since 1994 whose speaker’s post the record gives: President ×14, Minister for Foreign Affairs ×9, Prime Minister ×4, Deputy Prime Minister ×4. Earlier years are excluded because UN records do not consistently identify a speaker’s post before 1994, and counting those years as though they did would make any state look as though it sent nobody senior.

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1951 1950 1948 1947 1946

Treaties joined

100 actions recorded by the Secretary-General as depositary. Only treaties whose participant counts match the depositary’s own stated totals contribute rows.

TreatySignedRatified or acceded
Charter of the United Nations - 28 Sep 1945
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations - 22 Aug 1950 a
Vienna Convention on the Representation of States in their Relations with International Organizations of a Universal Character 30 Mar 1976 -
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations - 6 Mar 1985 a
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations - 19 Feb 1976 a
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide - 31 Jul 1950 a
Convention on the Rights of the Child 14 Sep 1990 4 Apr 1995
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty 6 Apr 2004 2 Mar 2006
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families 13 Jan 1999 27 Sep 2004
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 30 Mar 2007 28 Sep 2009
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 13 Oct 1972 16 Sep 2002
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 15 Aug 2000 23 Sep 2003
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 15 Aug 2000 23 Sep 2003
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 3 Feb 2004 24 Nov 2006
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women - 20 Dec 1985 a
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 25 Jan 1988 2 Aug 1988
Constitution of the World Health Organization 22 Jul 1946 2 Jan 1948 A
Protocol concerning the Office international d'hygiène publique - 22 Jul 1946 s
Agreement on the establishment of the International Vaccine Institute 9 Oct 1997 -
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 28 Apr 2004 31 Dec 2004
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees - 31 Jul 1968 a
Protocol amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs, concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936 - 11 Dec 1946 s
Protocol Bringing under International Control Drugs Outside the Scope of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 11 December 1946 19 Nov 1948 14 Jul 1950 A
Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production of, International and Wholesale Trade in, and use of Opium 28 Dec 1953 15 Jul 1963
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 - 23 May 1967 a
Convention on psychotropic substances 21 Feb 1971 1 Apr 1981
Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 25 Mar 1972 20 Jul 2001
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 20 Dec 1988 2 Apr 1996
Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 12 November 1947, to amend the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, concluded at Geneva on 30 September 1921, and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women of Full Age, concluded at Geneva on 11 October 1933 - 12 Nov 1947 s
Protocol amending the International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, signed at Paris on 18 May 1904, and the International Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, signed at Paris on 4 May 1910 4 May 1949 13 Sep 1950 A
Protocol to amend the Convention for the suppression of the circulation of, and traffic in, obscene publications, concluded at Geneva on 12 September 1923 - 12 Nov 1947 s
Protocol amending the Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications, signed at Paris, on 4 May 1910 4 May 1949 13 Sep 1950 A
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods - 7 Jul 2010 a
Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States - 25 Mar 1969 a
Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development 17 Nov 1977 14 Dec 1977
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization 8 Apr 1979 5 May 1982
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles - 10 May 2005 a
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) - 23 Feb 1966 a
European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets used in International Transport - 10 Oct 1974 a
Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 15 Dec 1972 13 Jul 1994
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) - 12 Nov 1984 a
International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods - 21 Mar 2006 a
Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring - 26 Apr 1983 a
Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material - 26 Apr 1983 a
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles - 26 Apr 1983 a
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) - 2 Aug 1995 a
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) - 22 Feb 2010 a
European Agreement on Road Markings 28 Feb 1958 25 May 1961
Agreement concerning the adoption of harmonized technical United Nations Regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these United Nations Regulations - 29 Dec 1995 a
Protocol concerning countries or territories at present occupied - 17 Jan 1956 a
European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) - 16 Jan 2001 a
Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (ATP) 1 - 21 Dec 2012 a
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic opened for signature at Vienna on 8 November 1968 - 22 Jan 2013 a
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals - 17 May 2023 a
Protocol on Road Markings, additional to the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals - 17 May 2023 a
European Agreement on main international traffic arteries (AGR) - 16 Oct 1992 a
Agreement concerning the Establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and/or be used on Wheeled Vehicles - 3 Jul 2001 a
Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network 26 Apr 2004 30 Mar 2010
Declaration on the construction of main international traffic arteries - 10 Jun 1954 a
European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (AGC) - 4 Jan 1993 a
Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network (with annexes) 10 Nov 2006 11 Jun 2019
European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) 13 Jan 1992 4 Sep 1996
Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports 15 Dec 2014 25 Apr 2024
Convention on the International Maritime Organization 6 Mar 1948 25 Mar 1958 A
Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences 30 Jun 1975 -
International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999 - 11 Sep 2019 a
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations - 8 Jan 2004 a
International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace - 27 Nov 1995 a
Statutes of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 22 Sep 1987 10 Jan 1989
International Sugar Agreement, 1992 - 21 Jan 1998 a
International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 14 Sep 2016 21 Jun 2017
Convention on the Political Rights of Women 12 Jan 1954 26 Jan 1960
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 - 14 Jan 1955 s
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 27 Sep 2001 28 Jun 2002
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 13 Dec 2000 25 Mar 2003
United Nations Convention against Corruption 10 Dec 2003 9 Nov 2006
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes 25 Oct 2025 -
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages - 15 Aug 1989 a
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents - 11 Jun 1981 a
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel - 9 Aug 2004 a
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 20 May 1999 30 May 2002
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction 27 Sep 2024 16 Jan 2026
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards - 2 Jul 1992 a
European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration 21 Apr 1961 24 Jan 1992
United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation 7 Aug 2019 11 Oct 2021
Agreement governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies - 29 Feb 2012 a
Convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques 18 May 1977 -
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III) 26 Mar 1982 2 Mar 2005
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction 14 Jan 1993 12 May 1997
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 24 Sep 1996 16 Feb 2000
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction - 25 Sep 2003 a
Arms Trade Treaty 2 Jul 2013 -
Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution 13 Nov 1979 18 Apr 1983
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa 14 Oct 1994 31 Mar 1998
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade 11 Sep 1998 21 Sep 2017
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 23 May 2001 14 Oct 2009
Minamata Convention on Mercury 24 Sep 2014 4 Oct 2022
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer - 20 Sep 1991 a
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 22 Mar 1989 22 Jun 1994
Convention on Biological Diversity 11 Jun 1992 14 Feb 1997

Recorded votes

ResolutionDateVote
A/RES/80/290 2026-07-10 yes
A/RES/80/282 - yes
A/RES/80/286 - yes
A/RES/80/296 - yes
A/RES/80/293 B - yes
A/RES/80/294 - yes
A/RES/80/293 A - yes
A/RES/80/297 - yes
A/RES/80/299 - yes

Provenance

Every fact on this page, with where it came from and how sure we are.

AttributeValueSourceConfidenceFetched
iso2TR wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565798+00:00
iso3TUR wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565805+00:00
m49792 un_sdg 1.02026-10-12T02:20:11.770499+00:00
nameTurkey wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565783+00:00
un_admission_date1945-10-24 wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565790+00:00
unsd_nameTürkiye un_sdg 1.02026-10-12T02:20:11.770506+00:00

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