Turkey recognized[1] Lithuania on July 28, 1922, and diplomatic relations were established[1] on the same day.

Following USSR occupation and annexation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the Turkish embassy in Tallinn closed[2] on September 5, 1940.

Following the revelation[1] that Gorbachev had authorized Vilnius Massacre, Turkey renewed recognition of Lithuania’s independence and restored[3] diplomatic relations on September 3, 1991.

Turkey cooperates closely with Lithuania in military affairs and provides personnel[3] to the NATO Center of Excellence in Vilnius.

In the past, Turkey trained Lithuanian military units who served[4] as UN peacekeepers in the former Yugoslavia.