United Kingdom vs Turkey: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Turkey vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
59.9%
of 6,004 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 70.6% | 245 |
| 1950 | 67.5% | 385 |
| 1960 | 59.7% | 489 |
| 1970 | 47.5% | 951 |
| 1980 | 48.1% | 1,381 |
| 1990 | 62.1% | 762 |
| 2000 | 73.9% | 890 |
| 2010 | 69.4% | 900 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 61.7% | 1,053 |
| Nuclear weapons | 64.9% | 841 |
| Disarmament | 76.1% | 1,071 |
| Colonialism | 41.3% | 929 |
| Human rights | 53.9% | 964 |
| Economic development | 57.3% | 758 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | no | yes |
R/58/43 Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional | 2003-12-08 | no | yes |
R/56/165 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/55/102 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Turkey vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Turkey voted the same way in 59.9% of 6,004 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Turkey agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Turkey are split: they voted the same way in 53.9% of 964 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Turkey last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2014-12-19 United Kingdom voted "yes" and Turkey voted "no" on R/69/210.