Due to historical, cultural, and human bonds (and geographical distance), North Macedonia and Turkey have very close and friendly relations.

There are several Turkish companies present in North Macedonia, notably TAV Airports Holding and Şişecam.

North Macedonia is the only Orthodox country in the Balkans not to send a single high-ranking visitor to the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan.

In a Gallup polls conducted in 2010, Turkey is viewed as a friendly country with a positive image among a large majority (80 percent) of people in the Republic of North Macedonia.

[6] The Turks of North Macedonia serve as a bridge between the two states, and were part of a program for cooperation in the sphere of culture for the period between 2009 and 2011.