North Macedonia–Turkey relations
Turkey Vows to Ratify North Macedonia’s NATO Accession
Parliament in Ankara will soon ratify the NATO accession protocol for North Macedonia and will not condition this with Skopje delivering suspected supporters of exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara considers terrorists, Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymakci has said in an interview.
EU Accession Will Challenge North Macedonia’s China Deals
China, however, has not changed its pragmatic position toward North Macedonia and remains interested in deepening economic cooperation with the country, regardless of the government in power.
In that context, relations between Skopje and Beijing are important to analyze.
Strains Emerge in North Macedonia’s Alliance With Turkey
As part of the anti-Gulen purges that followed the 2016 coup attempt, Turkey has called on North Macedonia and other Balkan states to close educational establishments allegedly affiliated with the Gulen movement and demanded greater action against it.