Özet:

Turkish-Chinese relations have continued to evolve since ancient times of history. Relationships that were mostly symbolically limited to the departure and arrival of the delegations in the Ottoman period have been increasingly developed in the period of the Republic of Turkey. Turkey's first contacts with China are not at advanced levels, but extend to the first years of the Republic. In the first few years, diplomatic talks, mostly through Japan, began to be conducted directly through China since 1929. After the opening of China’s embassy in Ankara and the signed friendship and trade treaties, the relations have reached a higher level. Ataturk period Turkey's relations with China have some aspects come in front. The first of these is the crisis between China and Japan in Manchuria. The policy that the Republic of Turkey applies in this crisis is rather on the side than on the side of the two sides. The second aspect that determines the Turkish-Chinese relations is the political developments in Eastern Turkistan. Turkey has kept its foreign policy at a more realistic level than a romantic line while concerned with Eastern Turkistan. Finally, during the Atatürk period, the Turkish-Chinese relations did not reach advanced levels due to the internal dynamics and environmental developments of the two countries.

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