Slovenia declared her independence on 25 June 1991 and was recognised by Türkiye on 6 February 1992. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 26 August 1992. The Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Ljubljana was opened in 1 April 1993 and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Ankara opened in September 1996.

The bilateral relations that have been developing since then were elevated to the level of “strategic partnership” with the document signed by the then Prime Ministers of two countries in 2011. The relations between our countries continue in a spirit of friendly atmosphere and rich diversity.

The 8th Joint Economic Commission (JEC) Meeting held in Ljubljana in November 2019 contributed to improving our economic and trade relations.

H.E. Mr. Miro Cerar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, paid an official visit to Türkiye on 10-11 February 2020, upon the invitation of H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye. During the visit, H.E. Mr. Cerar also co-chaired Türkiye-Slovenia Business Forum on 11 February in İstanbul with H.E. Mr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, Minister of Youth and Sports of Türkiye.

H.E. Mr. Mustafa Şentop, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, visited Slovenia on 28-29 March 2022, in order to participate in the Conference of Speakers of EU Parliaments.

H.E. Mr. Borut Pahor, President of the Republic of Slovenia to Türkiye made an official visit to Türkiye 9-10 August 2022 upon the invitation of H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye.

H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, visited Slovenia on29 August2022 to participate in the 17th Bled Strategic Forum.

The volume of trade between Türkiye and Slovenia in 2021was 2,25 billion USD.