Greece vs Turkey: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Greece 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
77.7%
of 5,944 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 70.8% | 236 |
| 1950 | 68.7% | 383 |
| 1960 | 79.9% | 497 |
| 1970 | 80.2% | 954 |
| 1980 | 69.4% | 1,381 |
| 1990 | 78.8% | 703 |
| 2000 | 88.4% | 888 |
| 2010 | 81.0% | 901 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 80.0% | 1,039 |
| Nuclear weapons | 75.8% | 834 |
| Disarmament | 80.1% | 1,057 |
| Colonialism | 79.2% | 927 |
| Human rights | 72.9% | 950 |
| Economic development | 79.7% | 754 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Greece | Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | 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 |
R/44/117D FREEZE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1989-12-06 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Greece and Turkey vote together at the UN?
Greece and Turkey voted the same way in 77.7% of 5,944 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Greece and Turkey agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Greece and Turkey largely agree: they voted the same way in 72.9% of 950 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Greece and Turkey last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2014-12-19 Greece voted "yes" and Turkey voted "no" on R/69/210.