Türkiye established diplomatic relations with Thailand in 1958, opening its Embassy in Bangkok the same year. The Royal Thai Embassy in Ankara was opened in 1972.

Although there has not been a visit at the level of Heads of State between Türkiye and Thailand so far, high level visits have been the driving force for further deepening bilateral relations.

Within the scope of a series of visits to the countries in the region, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, HE Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu paid an official visit to Thailand on 16-17 March 2015. Deputy Prime Minister Fihri Işık visited Thailand, accompanied by a delegation, in October 2017 to participate in the funeral rites of late King Bhumibol.

The most recent high level visit between Türkiye and Thailand was the visit of HE Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, on 26-30 July 2019 to Thailand on the occasion of the 52^nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Bangkok under Thailand's Term Presidency.

In this context, Minister Çavuşoğlu attended the Türkiye-Thailand-ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partnership meeting and held a bilateral meeting with his Thai counterpart, HE Don Pramudwinai. Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu, on this occasion also visited Chiang Mai (26-27 July).

Türkiye and Thailand marked 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2018, on the occasion of which the then Minister of Culture of Thailand visited Türkiye and the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture of Türkiye at the time visited Thailand.

A delegation headed by Defence Industry Vice President Mr. Mustafa Murat Şeker participated to the Defence and Security 2022 in Bangkok on 29 August – 1 September 2022.

Last round of the political consultations between Türkiye and Thailand were held on 2 July 2021.

Minister of Commerce of Thailand visited Türkiye on the occasion of the launch of the negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 2017.

In taking economic and commercial relations further, reciprocal Business Councils of the two countries and the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) between Türkiye and Thailand have also convened numerous times.

The main agreements that constitute the legal basis of bilateral relations are; the Trade Agreement (1987), the Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (1989), the Agreement on Prevention of Double Taxation (2002) and the Agreement on the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (2005).

Furthermore, negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) were begun in 2017. These negotiations are ongoing with a view to concluding the FTA at the earliest opportunity.

The Civil Aviation Agreement between Türkiye and Thailand was signed in 1987 and the negotiations on the Maritime Cooperation Agreement are underway. Turkish Airlines currently has two flights per day on İstanbul-Bangkok route and Daily flights on İstanbul-Phuket route.

In September 2018, Declaration of Intent was signed between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye and the Ministry of Culture of Thailand on the occasion of the 60^th Anniversary of the Diplomatic Relations between Türkiye and Thailand.

A renewed Civil Aviation Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand and the Directorate General for Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye in September 2018.

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in November 2018 for bilateral cooperation between TÜBİTAK of Türkiye and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) of Thailand, has increased mutual cooperation in the area of scientific research and multilevel cooperation.

The Memorandum of Understanding regarding the cooperation between SMEs was also signed between KOSGEB (Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization) and its Thai counterpart OSMEP.

Most recently, “Agreement on Cooperation in the field of Tourism between the Government of the Republic of Türkiye and the Kingdom of Thailand” entered into force in December 2019.

Since 1992, Türkiye has provided around 250 higher education scholarships for Thai students under the Türkiye Scholarships program. A delegation from Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMV) headed by Prof. Birol Akgün, Chairman of TMV, visited Thailand on 6-8 November 2022, within the scope of improving the bilateral relations between Türkiye and Thailand on the field of education.

Turkish Cuisine Week events were organized in Bangkok on May 2022.

Some 2000 Turkish citizens are registered in the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Bangkok. Around 800 Thai citizens are resident in Türkiye.