Turkey is located as geographical position in the centre of the Europe and the Middle-East market and in this respect it is also in an important transition route position. Nowadays the European market yet clasping on its former vigour, geopolitical risks in the Middle-East, especially in Syria undermine the Turkey's export potential. In addition to this, the transition routes that are in a risky position, threaten the logistics sectors as well. In this study, the effect of the geopolitical risks in the Middle-East, especially in Syria on trade relations of Turkey with the region are being investigated between 1996-2016 periods.