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Turkey – Philippines Relations
Our diplomatic relations started on 13 June 1949 with the signing of a Friendship Agreement.
Our Embassy in Manila opened on 17 October 1990 and the Philippine Embassy in Ankara opened in October 1991.
In 2021 our exports to the Philippines were app. 120 million US dollars, and our imports 130 million dollars.
Our major export products are wheat, flour, dairy products, eggs, honey, and pharmaceuticals. Our defense industry product exports started in 2012.
Our major import products are tropical fruits, nuts, melon, watermelon, rubber, and related and electronic products.
Philippines is 5 hours ahead of Turkey as time zone. Turkish Airlines started a direct flight from Istanbul on 30 March 2015.
The flight distance from Turkey to the Philippines is 8226 km’s.