Ukraine-Turkey Free Trade Agreement Ratified, Marking Milestone in Bilateral Cooperation
The Ukrainian parliament ratified a free trade agreement with Turkey on July 14, 2026, finalizing a deal negotiated since 2007 and signed in February 2022. The agreement aims to boost bilateral trade toward a $10 billion target, with Turkey as Ukraine's third-largest trading partner. Liberalization is phased: Turkey will immediately eliminate tariffs on 93.4% of Ukrainian industrial goods and 7.6% of agricultural products, while Ukraine lifts tariffs on 56% of Turkish industrial goods and 11.5% of agricultural products. The deal enters into force amid Russia's full-scale invasion, which has reversed Ukraine's traditional trade surplus and shifted export composition toward raw commodities. A special clause allows both sides to review provisions after ratification. The agreement seeks to encourage Ukrainian processing capacity rather than raw material exports, though risks remain for Ukrainian industries facing high energy costs and labor shortages.
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