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Austrian–Turkish relations
Map indicating locations of Austria and Turkey

Austria
Turkey
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Austria, AnkaraEmbassy of Turkey, Vienna
Embassy of Austria in Ankara

Austrian–Turkish relations are relations between Austria and Turkey and their predecessor states.

Country comparison

Austria Austria Turkey Turkey
Population 8,902,600 79,814,871
Area 83,879  km2 (32,386 sq mi) 783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi)
Population Density 106/km2 (274.5/sq mi) 102/km2 (264.2/sq mi)
Capital Vienna Ankara
Government Federal parliamentary republic Unitary presidential republic
Official language German Turkish
Current Leader President Alexander Van der Bellen
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz 		President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Vice President Fuat Oktay
Main religions 57% Catholic,
8.7% Eastern Orthodox,
7.9% Muslim,
3.3% Evangelical Christians,
23.1% other/none 		95.6% Islam, 0.9% Christianity
Ethnic groups 81.1% Austrians,
6.3% ex-Yugoslavs,
2.7% Germans,
2.2% Turks,
8.7% Others 		85% Turkish, 9% Kurdish,
6% Others
GDP (PPP) $461.432 billion ($51,936 per capita) $0.857 trillion [1] ($10,848 per capita)

The Habsburgs and the Ottomans

See also: Ottoman-Habsburg wars and Eastern Question

From the middle ages until the twentieth century, today's Austria and Turkey were the core regions within much larger empires. Austria was the seat of the House of Habsburg and Turkey was ruled by the House of Osman (also known as the Ottoman Dynasty). The Habsburg and Ottoman states were both large multi-ethnic conglomerations sustained by conquest. These rival empires waged frequent wars against each other over control of much Central Europe and the Balkans.

During its peak, the Ottoman Empire threatened to conquer the Austrian capital of Vienna twice: in 1529 and 1683. After the second Ottoman defeat at Vienna and the end of the Great Turkish War in 1699, however, the Habsburgs gained the upper hand, and captured Hungary and Croatia from the Ottomans. After these gains, Austria was no longer able to advance into the Balkans, because of the rival influence of Russia, in a stalemate and dispute known as the Eastern Question. While Ottoman control in the Balkans declined, the Austrians were not able to annex any new territory until Bosnia in 1908, and even that caused a diplomatic crisis (the Bosnian crisis). In the interim, Russia had helped several nationalities in the Balkans to rebel against the Ottomans and create separate nation-states in the Balkans. After the culmination of all the changes from the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) to the Balkan Wars (1912–1913) the Austrian and Ottoman empires no longer bordered each other. This allowed both to join the Central Powers as allies during the First World War. The defeat of the Central Powers led to the overthrow of both monarchies.

Austrian and Turkish republics

Austria currently has normal relations with Turkey. However, there are some minor complications. Austria, which has approximately 250,000 Turks living there (about 3% of Austria's population), has been at the forefront of blocking Turkey's accession to the European Union.

Accession of Turkey to the European Union

On 10 November 2010 relations between the two countries were excessively tensed after the Turkish ambassador to Austria accused the Austrian public and political elite of xenophobia and called on international organisations with buildings in Vienna to relocate to another country. The Freedom Party called for the suspension of diplomatic relations and for stopping EU accession talks with Ankara.

In December 2017, Turkey accused the incoming Austrian government of discrimination and racism, after it would not agree to Ankara joining the EU. In addition, Turkey slammed the EU for not condemning the Austrian government's approach. Also, the Turkish foreign ministry accused the incoming government of “dishonesty,” and warned that their approach would bring Austria “to the brink of losing Turkey’s friendship” and be met with “the reaction that it deserves.”[2]

Diplomacy

Embassies

The Embassy of Austria is located in Ankara, Turkey. The Embassy of Turkey is located in Vienna, Austria.

See also

References

  1. ^ "International Monetary Fund, Report on selected countries". imf.org. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  2. ^ Turkey accuses new Austria government of racism
  • Armour, Ian D. (2007). A History of Eastern Europe 1740-1918. Hodder Arnold. ISBN 0-340-76040-0.
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