Bilateral agreements and legal framework
The bilateral legal framework of Belarus and Turkey includes more than 40 intergovernmental and interagency agreements.
The 1996 Treaty of friendship and cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Turkey is fundamental.
Since 1994, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on mutual visa-free travel on diplomatic, service or special passports has been in force.
In 2014, an intergovernmental agreement on mutual visa cancellation came into force, according to which citizens of Belarus and Turkey are exempt from the need to obtain visas for entry, exit, transit and temporary stay on the territory of the other party's state for a period of no more than 30 days.
List of international treaties signed between
The Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Turkey
As of May, 1 2020
№ |
International Treaties and Agreements |
Date of signature |
Date of entry into force |
1 |
Protocol on establishing diplomatic relations between Republic Belarus and Republic of Turkey |
25.03.1992 |
25.03.1992 |
2 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on trade and economic cooperation |
08.09.1993 |
01.12.1993 |
3 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on mutual visa-free travel on diplomatic, service or special passports |
14.12.1993 |
14.02.1994 |
4 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on international road transport |
08.08.1995 |
18.01.1996 |
5 |
Agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Turkey on mutual assistance and protection of investments |
08.08.1995 |
20.02.1997 |
6 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on air traffic |
08.08.1995 |
14.12.2000 |
7 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of education, science, culture and sports |
08.08.1995 |
04.06.1996 |
8 |
Agreement about Friendship and Cooperation between Republic Belarus and Republic of Turkey |
24.07.1996 |
25.04.2000 |
9 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income |
24.07.1996 |
29.04.1998 |
10 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the fight against international organized crime, international illegal drug trade and international terrorism |
24.07.1996 |
18.11.1996 |
11 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of tourism |
24.07.1996 |
11.01.1997 |
12 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of military training, technology and science |
04.11.1997 |
26.12.1997 |
13 |
Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the government of the Republic of Turkey on trade in textiles |
02.12.1997 |
01.06.1998 |
14 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of defense industry |
11.11.1998 |
29.06.2001 |
15 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the mutual provision of land plots for the placement of diplomatic missions |
29.09.2004 |
08.08.2005 |
16 |
Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of combating human trafficking and illegal migration |
28.07.2004 |
28.07.2004 |
17 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of veterinary medicine |
02.03.2005 |
31.03.2010 |
18 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of plant quarantine and protection |
02.03.2005 |
22.02.2010 |
19 |
Protocol on cooperation in the field of culture and art between the Ministry of culture of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of culture and tourism of the Republic of Turkey |
18.04.2007 |
07.02.2008 |
20 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters |
11.11.2008 |
14.07.2011 |
21 |
Agreement between the Ministry of health of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of health of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of health |
30.10.2009 |
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22 |
Cooperation agreement between the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus and the Central Bank of Turkey |
август 2010 |
август 2010 |
23 |
Protocol on cooperation between the Supreme economic court of the Republic of Belarus and the court of Cassation of the Republic of Turkey |
30.11.2010 |
30.11.2010 |
24 |
Cooperation agreement between the National libraries of the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Turkey |
октябрь 2010 |
октябрь 2010 |
25 |
Memorandum of understanding between the financial monitoring Department of the State control Committee of the Republic of Belarus and the financial crimes investigation Council (MASAC) of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the exchange of information related to the legalization of criminal proceeds and the financing of terrorism |
28.01.2011 (Минск) 09.03.2011 (Анкара) |
15.09.2011 |
26 |
Protocol on joint cooperation between the Department for entrepreneurship of the Ministry of economy of the Republic of Belarus and the Organization for the development and support of small and medium-sized enterprises of the Republic of Turkey (KOSGEB) |
14.02.2012 |
14.02.2012 |
27 |
Agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Turkey on legal assistance in civil, economic and criminal matters |
13.03.2012 |
19.04.2018 |
28 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on mutual visa-free travel of citizens |
29.03.2013 |
01.06.2014 |
29 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on readmission |
29.03.2013 |
01.06.2014 |
30 |
Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of press and information |
31.10.2013 |
16.05.2016 |
31 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in science and technology |
11.11.2016 |
08.06.2017 |
32 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the system for promoting mutual trade |
11.11.2016 |
29.06.2017 |
33 |
Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of agriculture |
11.11.2016 |
05.10.2017 |
34 |
Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of education of the Republic of Belarus and Council of the higher education of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in higher education |
11.11.2016 |
11.11.2016 |
35 |
Agreement between the Ministry of emergency situations of the Republic of Belarus and the General Directorate for emergency situations under the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of emergency prevention and response |
11.11.2016 |
19.06.2017 |
36 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy |
11.11.2016 |
12.02.2019 |
37 |
The cooperation agreement between BelTA and Anadolu Agency |
11.11.2016 |
11.11.2016 |
38 |
Agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Turkey on mutual promotion and protection of investments |
14.02.2018 |
26.11.2018 |
39 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on international combined transport of goods |
14.02.2018 |
08.04.2018 |
40 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in sports |
14.02.2018 |
14.02.2018 |
41 |
Memorandum of understanding between the National library of Belarus and the National library of Turkey |
14.02.2018 |
14.02.2018 |
42 |
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of education |
16.04.2019 |
03.01.2020 |
43 |
Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of justice of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of justice of the Republic of Turkey |
16.04.2019 |
16.04.2019 |
44 |
Memorandum of understanding between the State military-industrial Committee of the Republic of Belarus and the Presidium of the defense industry of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of defense industry |
16.04.2019 |
16.04.2019 |
45 |
Memorandum of understanding between the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Ministry of industry and development of the Republic of Turkey (TUBITAK) on scientific and technical cooperation in Antarctica |
16.04.2019 |
16.04.2019 |