Following Uzbekistan's independence from the Soviet Union, Turkey has been especially active in pursuing economic projects and social, cultural, and diplomatic initiatives in

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

. On December 16, 1991 Turkey was the firstNichol,James. "Uzbekistan: Basic Facts," CRS Report for Congress, May 28, 1996. country to recognize

and among the first to open an embassy in Tashkent. During the early 1990s, Turkey has made early commitments for expansion of trade and cooperation, funding Uzbek development schemes with a US$700 million (worth $1.3 billion USD in 2020) credit and pledging yearly 2,000 scholarships for Uzbek students to study in Turkey. Since then, Turkey and Uzbekistan have developed a strong relationship with more than 100 bilateral agreements and protocols concluded between the two countries. Uzbekistan, as the only

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n state bordering on all other countries, is important to the Turkish commitment in ensuring stability, prosperity, and security in

. Since gaining independence, Uzbek wariness of Russian influence led Uzbekistan to seek closer ties with other countries. The cultural kinship and proximity of Turkey has encouraged close relations and allowed to create relations with its immediate

n neighbors,

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and other nations of the

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.Horton, Scott, and Tatiana Geller. "Secured Transactions in Uzbekistan," Central Asia Monitor, 1996, No. 2, 21-7. Both Turkey and Uzbekistan are full members of the

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. Turkey has been a participant to the political entity since the Nakhchivan Agreement in 2009, and Uzbekistan joined as a full-fledged member in 2019.

Economic relations

*Trade volume between the two countries was 2.3 billion USD in 2019. *There are around 1,300 companies with Turkish capital in Uzbekistan.

Presidential visits

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Economic relations

Presidential visits

See also

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