Luxembourg–Turkey relations

Luxembourg–Turkey relations are the bilateral relation between Luxembourg and Turkey. Following Luxembourg's independence from the Netherlands, Turkey recognized Luxembourg on May 31, 1867. The Turkish Embassy in Luxembourg was established in 1987. In response, Luxembourg opened its embassy in Ankara on November 29, 2011.

History
Relations became tense in late 1990s following the 1997 Luxembourg Council meeting, where the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl defined the European Union as requiring “civilization,” which a Muslim majority country such as Turkey lacked.

Turks were further shocked by the discussion in which the Greek foreign minister Pangalos gave an unmitigated description of the Turks as “bandits, murderers and rapists.’’

Economic relations

 * Trade volume between the two countries was US$160 million in 2017 (Turkish exports/imports: 36/124 million USD).
 * There are direct flights from Istanbul to Luxembourg City twice daily.
 * 2,764 tourists from Luxembourg visited Turkey in 2015.