Diplomatic relations with the Republic of Turkey were established on April 10, 1959. On April 16, 2010 the Turkish Embassy opened in Bogota. Likewise, Colombia opened its Embassy in Ankara in June, 2011.

During the past few years, visits and meetings have increased: Last June 29, as a preamble to the visit of President Juan Manuel Santos to Turkey in November, the visit of the Deputy Assistant Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Selim Yenel was received during the framework of the III Meeting of Political Consultations.

There are agreements in force with Turkey on the elimination of visas in diplomatic passports; a Trade Cooperation Agreement and a Cooperation Agreement on cultural matters, apart from a High-Level Political Consultation Mechanism- Likewise, there are several agreements pending on trade and investments, security, migration, air services and technical cooperation.

Memorandum of Understanding between the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. Signed in Ankara on November 18, 2011. Objectives of the agreement: cooperation between the Academies.

Agreement for the Mutual Exemption of Visas between the Governments of the Republic of Colombia and of the Republic of Turkey: it was not signed. It was just a declaration of the Presidents of Turkey and Colombia that has nothing to do with the signing of an agreement.

The Agreement for Air Services, between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Government of Turkey, was signed in Ankara on November 18, 2011. The agreement refers to frequency of passenger and cargo flights between both countries.