1. THE POLISH-
TURKISH
RELATIONS IN
THE TWENTIETH
CENTURY
Daniel Boćkowski

2. Turkey is a bridge between
Europe and the Muslim
world.
This is a very responsible
role.

3. Poland appreciates this fact,
although the term in the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Anna Fotyga
were convinced that Poland
shouldn’t encourage Turkey on
its road to EU.
Today this has changed…

4. Poland as a member of the
European Union is one of the few
countries that officially support
Turkey in its efforts for
accession.
Today Poland is in the "Group of
Friends of Turkey in the EU„

5. The Polish-Turkish relations were
historically strong.
The official relations were
established in the 15th century.
The Ottoman Empire was the only
major country in the world, which did
not recognize the Partitions of
Poland.
Poles are grateful to Turkey for this fact
to this day.

6. Official history of the
Polish-Turkish relations
in the twentieth century
is very poor.

7.  What is written about the Polish-
Turkish relationship in the
twentieth century ?
– in english in the Internet…
nothing.
 Type in Google „Polish Turkish
relation in XX century” -You will
find only one short note at
Wikipedia.

8. After 1918 the Polish-Turkish
relationship weakened due to a
change in the geopolitical
situation
- decline of Turkey after World War
I
Poland has maintained its
diplomatic representation in
Turkey since 1920.

9.  Manifestation of Polish-Turkish
cooperation in the interwar period
was production of fighter aircraft
PZL P.24
 The only surviving copy this aircraft
is in the Turkish Aviation Museum in
Istanbul (Turk Hava Muzesi).

10. P.24A Turkish version

11. Okęcie, Poland (1936) The first
batch of aircraft P.24C for
Turkey.

12. P.24C in the colors of Turkey.

13.  During the Second World War,
Turkey has sought to remain
neutral, but collaborated with
the Nazis.
 Despite this actively worked
there Polish Embassy and
Polish intelligence.

14. After World War II Polish-Turkish
unofficial relations had died.
The situation changed after Poland
regained its sovereignty in 1989.
However…
Prime Ministers of Turkey visited
Poland just two times.
In 1923 and 2009.

15. The presidents of Turkey visited our
country twice:
Süleyman Demirel in 1997 and
Ahmet Necdet Sezer in 2004
From the Polish side in Turkey on an
official visit were: prime minister
Marek Belka in 2005 and president
Lech Kaczyński in 2007.

16. Today…
 Turkey is a key trading partner of
Polish in the Middle East.
 Still connect us Adam Mickiewicz.
 Every year I meet with Ersamus
students from Turkey.
 We waiting for the celebration of the
600th anniversary of Polish-Turkish
diplomatic relations.

17. And…
 George Friedman in his book
The Next 100 Years: A Forecast
for the 21st Century wrote that
Poland and Turkey will be a
power of the future…