just between 2006 and 2011 including the 2011 donation of US$200 million to fight the famine in East Africa. Americas Southern Cone North America Caribbean Central America Latin America, rest of Asia and Oceania Turkic states Asia-Pacific Western Asia Europe International organizations ASEAN (Sectoral Dialogue Partner) ACD ADB Australia Group BIS Black Sea Naval Force BSEC CE Community of Portuguese Language Countries (observer) Developing-8 EBRD G20 IAEA IBRD International Energy Agency NATO NEA NSG OECD OIC OSCE Turkic Council TURKPA TÜRKSOY UfM Turkey is a founding member of the UN (1945), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (1961), the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (1969), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (1973), and the G20 industrial nations (1999). Turkey is a member state of the Council of Europe (1949) and NATO (1952) as well as being in full accession negotiations with the European Union since 2005, having been an associate member since 1963. Turkey was also an associate member of the Western European Union from 1992 to 2011, and signed the E.U. Customs Union agreement in 1995. Turkey entered NATO in 1952 and serves as the organization's vital eastern anchor, controlling the Turkish Straits which lead from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean and sharing a border with Syria, Iraq, and Iran. A NATO headquarters is located in İzmir, and the United States has maintained air forces at the Incirlik Air Base in the province of Adana. Turkey is also a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 1995. It has signed free trade agreements with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Israel, and many other countries. In 1992, Turkey and 10 other regional nations formed the BSEC to expand regional trade and economic cooperation. In 2017, ASEAN-Turkey Sectoral Dialogue Partnership was recognized by the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila, Philippines. See also Turkish Modern Relations List of diplomatic missions in Turkey List of diplomatic missions of Turkey Turkey's membership of international organizations Visa requirements for Turkish citizens Uniting for Consensus Middle power References Further reading European Union–Turkey relations Aybet, Gülnur. Turkey's Foreign Policy and Its Implications for the West: A Turkish Perspective. London: Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, 1994. Aydin-Duzgit, Senem and Keyman, Fuat, "EU–Turkey Relations and the Stagnation of Turkish Democracy," IAI/IPC, Global Turkey in Europe, Working Paper 2 (2012). Barchard, David. "Turkey and the West." (Chatham House Papers, No.