Turkey and International Organizations

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Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 International Cooperation 4 Timeline 5 See also

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Turkey is a founding member of the United Nations ^[1], the OIC ^[2], the OECD ^[3] and the OSCE ^[4], a member state of the NATO and the Council of Europe as well as being in accession negotiations with the European Union.

Turkey entered NATO in 1952 and serves as the organization's vital eastern anchor, controlling the straits leading from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean and sharing a border with Syria, Iraq, and Iran. A NATO headquarters is located in Izmir, and the United States has maintained air forces at a Turkish base called Incirlik that is located near the Mediterranean city of Adana.

Turkey is also member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It has signed free trade agreements with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Israel, and many other countries. In 1992, Turkey and 10 other regional nations formed the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council to expand regional trade and economic cooperation.

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