Spanish Abstract: El objetivo de este articulo es explorar las oportunidades de crecimiento,diversificacion y competencia que tiene el comercio de Colombia y Turquia, y aquellas que se derivarian con la suscripcion de un tratado de libre comercio (TLC). Para ello se calculan cinco indicadores de comercio y politica comercial y se utiliza informacion desagregada del ano 2010 para hacer simulaciones de equilibrio parcial, y estimar los efectos de comercio, bienestar e ingreso que tendria el eventual acuerdo. Los resultados muestran que una reduccion arancelaria produciria un aumento del comercio del 3,7% el primer ano,reflejado en importaciones colombianas del sector textil – algodon, confecciones – y exportaciones de banano hacia Turquia;se crearia comercio en terminos netos y la desviacion de comercio afectaria a la Union Europea, Estados Unidos y Ecuador; los consumidores colombianos y turcos ganarian en terminos de bienestar,y se reduciria mas el recaudo tributario de Turquia que el de Colombia.English Abstract: The objective of this article is to explore the opportunities for growth, diversification and competition present in trade between Colombia and Turkey, and those that would be derived from a free trade agreement. To this effect, five indicators are calculated to characterize trade and trade policy and disaggregated data for 2010 is used to make partial equilibrium simulations that yield estimates on trade, welfare and income effects. The results show that a tariff reduction would result in an increase in trade of 3.7% during the first year, mostly reflected in Colombian imports of textiles – cotton and clothing – and Colombian exports of bananas; there would be net trade creation effects, and trade diversion would affect the European Union, United States and Ecuador; Turkish and Colombian consumers would gain in terms of welfare and Turkish tax revenues would fall more than those of Colombia.