Basescu said the strategic partnership targets cooperation between the two countries in the economic, military, and energy sectors, and the fight against terrorism.
Other sectors targeted by the strategic Romanian-Turkish partnership are environmental protection, internal affairs, culture and education.
Basescu is on a two-day visit to Turkey at the invitation of Abdullah Gül.
The Romanian head of state laid a wreath at the Ataturk Mausoleum Monday morning and held official talks with his Turkish counterpart.