Both countries are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Union for the Mediterranean and United Nations.

Turkey is one of Tunisia's most important partners in trade and relations are strong based on religious and historical values.

The countries have had strong ethnic and cultural ties since the Ottoman colonization of Tunisia starting in the early 16th century.

Due to several centuries of at least nominal Ottoman control of Tunisia, as much as 25% of Tunisians are at least partially of creole Turkish descent.

On 25 December 2012, a joint declaration on the establishment High Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) between Turkey and Tunisia was signed in Ankara by Prime Ministers of both countries.