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====SubāSaharan Africa==== Since 2008, [[Turkey]] has prioritized friendly relations with [[Africa]] partly to build friendly and conflictāfree relations.<ref>Akgün, B. "Turkey's opening to Africa." ''The Journal of Modern African Studies'', 48, pp. 525ā546. 2010.</ref> Capitalizing on a strong sentiment of fellowship among [[Turkey|Turkish]] people towards [[Africa]]ns, economic and diplomatic relations with [[Africa]] flourished: Foreign trade between sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey increased from US$581 million<ref name=":2">Ćzkan, M. "Turkey's 'New' engagements in Africa and Asia: Scope, content and implications." ''Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs'', XVI(3), pp. 115ā137. 2011.</ref> in 1998 to US$5.08<ref>"Afrika'ya Yatırım AtaÄı." ''Ekonomist'', 26(152273), pp. 17ā21. 2016.</ref> billion in 2015. Dating back to 1800, [[Turkey]]'s relations with sub-Saharan Africa flourished from the 1860sāwhen the [[Ottoman Empire]] started sending trained imams to the regionāuntil 1885 when other European colonial powers blocked [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] influence.<ref>Kavas, A. ''Osmanlı-Afrika İliÅkileri''. İstanbul: Tasam Yayınları. 2006.</ref> Relations were restored in the 1950s,<ref>Aydın, M. "Determinants of Turkish foreign policy: Changing patterns and conjectures during the Cold War." ''Middle Eastern Studies'', 36(1), pp. 105ā121. 2000.</ref> and gained momentum when Emperor [[Haile Selassie]] visited [[Turkey]] in March 1967 and December 1969.<ref>Ataman, M. "Leadership change: Ćzal leadership and restructuring in Turkish foreign policy." ''Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations'', 1(1), pp. 132ā151. 2002.</ref> Since 2008, [[Turkey]] has contributed to the region through participation in peacekeeping missions, including the UN Mission in Ivory Coast (UNOC), the [[MONUSCO|Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[United Nations Mission in Liberia|Liberia]], [[United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad|Central African Republic]], [[United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad|Chad]].<ref name=":3">İpek, V. "Turkey's foreign policy implementation in Africa: A post international approach." ''New Perspectives on Turkey'', 49(Fall), pp. 121ā156. 2013.</ref> [[Turkey]] has also dramatically increased financial aid to the region,<ref name=":2" /> providing a total of US$6.38 billion to the region just between 2006 and 2011<ref>Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Turkey's development cooperation. Retrieved 12 February 2016, from http://www.mfa.gov.tr/ turkiyenin-kalkinma-isbirligi.tr.mfa. 2016.</ref> including the 2011 donation of US$200 million to fight the famine in East Africa.<ref name=":3" /> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:10%;"| Country/Region ! style="width:10%;"| Relations began ! style="width:50%;"| Notes ! style="width:10%;"| Free trade agreement |- valign="top" |{{flag|Angola}}||9 July 1980<ref>{{cite web|title=Diplomatic relations between Angola and Turkey as of 9 July 1980 (United Nations Digital Library)|date = 9 July 1980|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1627282?ln=en}}</ref>||See [[AngolaāTurkey relations]] * [[Angola]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto77">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Angola|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-angola.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Luanda]].<ref name="auto77" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 212 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto77" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Luanda]] since 27 October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/thyden-yeni-hat-duyurusu.html|title=THY'den yeni hat duyurusu|date=25 August 2021}}</ref> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Benin}}||29 March 1974<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OB8FAQAAIAAJ&dq=ambassador+of+Turkey+Talat+Benler+presented+his+credentials+to+President+Mathieu+Kerekou&pg=RA6-PA9 |title=Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa Issues 1450-1459 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service |year=1974 |pages=9 |access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref>||See [[BenināTurkey relations]] * [[Benin]] closed its embassy in Ankara in 2021. *Turkey has an embassy in [[Cotonou]].<ref name="auto19">{{cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Benin |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-benin.en.mfa |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Trade volume between the two countries was 142 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto19" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Cotonou]] since 2014.<ref name="auto19" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Botswana}}||20 January 1981<ref>{{cite web|title=Diplomatic relations between Botswana and Turkey as of 20 Jan. 1981 (United Nations Digital Library)|date = 20 January 1981|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1636698?ln=en}}</ref>|| *Permanent Representation of [[Botswana]] in the UN Geneva Office is also accredited to [[Turkey]]. *Turkey has an embassy in [[Gaborone]].<ref name="auto90">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Botswana|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-botswana.en.mfa}}</ref> *Trade volume between the two countries was 2.9 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto90" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Burkina Faso}}||6 April 1970<ref>{{Cite book|title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Issues 3343-3419|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service|year=1970|page=7}}</ref>||See [[Burkina FasoāTurkey relations]] * [[Burkina Faso]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto27">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Burkina Faso|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-burkina-faso.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Ouagadougou]].<ref name="auto27" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 52.2 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 31.4/20.8 million USD).<ref name="auto27" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Burundi}}||30 April 1980<ref>{{Cite book|title=Almanac.|publisher=İ. Ćevik. 1981.|page=43}}</ref>||See [[BurundiāTurkey relations]] * [[Burundi]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto115">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Burundi|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-burundi.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Bujumbura]].<ref name="auto115" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 3.1 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 2.6/0.5 million USD).<ref name="auto115" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Cameroon}}||9 August 1963<ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e0sd7EW_O-4C&dq=Turkish+ambassador+to+Cameroon+Mustapha+Fehmi+Nuza&pg=RA7-PP2 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 157-158 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1963 |access-date=24 June 2023}}</ref>||See [[CameroonāTurkey relations]] * [[Cameroon]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]]. *Turkey has an embassy in [[YaoundĆ©]]. *Trade volume between the two countries was 205 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 151/54 million USD).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-cameroon.en.mfa |title=Relations between Turkey and Cameroon}}</ref> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[YaoundĆ©]]. |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Cape Verde}}||24 June 1979<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sub-Saharan Africa Report - Issues 2144-2147.|publisher=Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1979.|page=11}}</ref>||See [[Cape VerdeāTurkey relations]] *The Turkish ambassador in [[Dakar]] to [[Senegal]] is also accredited to [[Cabo Verde]].<ref name="auto157">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Cape Verde|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-cape-verde.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Trade volume between the two countries was 9.5 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto157" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Central African Republic}}||18 February 1980<ref>{{Cite book|title=Daily Report:Western Europe February-April, 1980 Vol.2 No.2|publisher=NewsBank, inc.|page=9}}</ref>||See [[Central African RepublicāTurkey relations]] * [[Central African Republic]] has an honorary consulate in [[Istanbul]].<ref name="auto51">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and the Central African Republic|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-the-central-african-republic.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *The Turkish ambassador in [[YaoundĆ©]] to [[Cameroon]] is also accredited to the [[Central African Republic]].<ref name="auto51" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 5.81 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 3.84/1.97 million USD).<ref name="auto51" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Chad}}||27 January 1970<ref>{{cite web|title=No: 26, 27 Janvier 2020, CommuniquĆ© De Presse Concernant Le 50ĆØme Anniversaire De L'Ć©tablissement Des Relations Diplomatiques Entre La RĆ©publique De Turquie Et La RĆ©publique Du Tchad (l'ambassade de Turquie Ć Paris)|url=http://paris.emb.mfa.gov.tr/Mission/ShowAnnouncement/368113}}</ref>||See [[ChadāTurkey relations]] * [[Chad]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto53">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Chad|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-chad.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[N'Djamena]].<ref name="auto53" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 72.4 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 39.9/32.5 million USD).<ref name="auto53" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[N'Djamena]] since 12 December 2013.<ref name="auto53" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Comoros}}||22 August 1979<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Pulse: Daily Review of the Turkish Press.|publisher=Vedat Uras. 1979.|page=4}}</ref>||See ComorosāTurkey relations *The ambassador of the [[Comoros]] in [[Cairo]] to [[Egypt]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto116">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and the Comoros|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-the-comoros%20.en.mfa}}</ref> *The Turkish ambassador in [[Antananarivo]] to [[Madagascar]] is also accredited to the Union of the Comoros.<ref name="auto116" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 21.1 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto116" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Congo}}||9 November 1981<ref name="Le Mois en Afrique, Issues 186-193"/>||See [[Republic of the CongoāTurkey relations]] * [[Republic of the Congo|Congo]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto125">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Congo|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-congo.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Brazzaville]].<ref name="auto125" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 57.25 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 55.8/1.47 million USD).<ref name="auto125" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|CĆ“te d'Ivoire}}||14 July 1964<ref name="ReferenceD"/>||See [[Ivory CoastāTurkey relations]] * [[CĆ“te d'Ivoire]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto142">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and CĆ“te d'Ivoire|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-cote.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Abidjan]].<ref name="auto142" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 409.7 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 220.9/188.8 million USD).<ref name="auto142" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Abidjan]] since July 2012.<ref name="auto142" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}||22 October 1975<ref name="ReferenceO"/>||See [[Democratic Republic of CongoāTurkey relations]] * [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto30">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and the Democratic Republic of Congo|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-the-democratic-republic-of-congo.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Kinshasa]].<ref name="auto30" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 54.7 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto30" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Djibouti}}||25 June 1979<ref name="Vedat Uras. 1982"/>||See [[DjiboutiāTurkey relations]] * [[Djibouti]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto87">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Djibouti|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-djibouti.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Djibouti]].<ref name="auto87" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 252 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto87" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Eritrea}}||19 July 1993<ref name="Embassy"/>||See [[EritreaāTurkey relations]] *The ambassador of [[Eritrea]] in [[Doha]] to [[Qatar]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto145">{{cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Eritrea |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-eritrea.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Asmara]].<ref name="auto145" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 13.9 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto145" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}||16 September 1980<ref name="ReferenceQ"/>||See [[Equatorial GuineaāTurkey relations]] *[[Equatorial Guinea]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto33">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Equatorial Guinea|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-equatorial-guinea.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Malabo]].<ref name="auto33" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 23.8 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 20.2/3.6 million USD).<ref name="auto33" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Malabo]] since 7 February 2020.<ref name="auto33" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Eswatini}}||20 January 1981<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Diplomatic relations between Swaziland and Turkey as of 20 Jan. 1981 (United Nations Digital Library)| journal=United Nations Digital Library System |date = 20 January 1981|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1628987?ln=en| author1=Swaziland | author2=Turkey }}</ref>|| *The Embassy of the [[Eswatini]] in [[Brussels]] to [[Belgium]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto153">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Eswatini|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-swaziland.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *The Turkish ambassador in [[Pretoria]] to [[South Africa]] is also accredited to [[Eswatini]].<ref name="auto153" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 309 thousand USD in 2019.<ref name="auto153" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Ethiopia}}||30 January 1926, severed in 1936, re-established 23 December 1957<ref>{{cite web|title=Disisleri Bakanligi yilligi 1964-1965. Page 289|url=http://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1964-1965.pdf|access-date=14 February 2022|archive-date=26 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826093820/https://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1964-1965.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>||See [[EthiopiaāTurkey relations]] * [[Ethiopia]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto34">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Ethiopia|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-ethiopia.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Addis Ababa]].<ref name="auto34" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 398.8 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 378.3/27.5 million USD).<ref name="auto34" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Gabon}}||1 February 1963<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIÅİÅLERİ BAKANLIÄI 1967 YILLIÄI |url=http://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=diad.mfa.gov.tr |page=869 |language=tr |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826093923/https://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>||See [[GabonāTurkey relations]] * [[Gabon]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto16">{{cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Gabon |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-gabon.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Libreville]].<ref name="auto16" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 38.9 million USD in 2018.<ref name="auto16" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Gambia}}||<!--Date started-->1965<ref name="auto146"/> ||See [[GambiaāTurkey relations]] * [[Gambia]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto146" /> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Banjul]].<ref name="auto146" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Banjul]] since August 2018.<ref name="auto146" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Ghana}}|| ||See [[GhanaāTurkey relations]] * [[Ghana]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto37">{{cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Ghana |url=}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Accra]].<ref name="auto37" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 353.3 million USD in 2018.<ref name="auto37" /> | {{yes-no|Pending Ratification}}<ref name="auto82" /> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Guinea}}|| ||See [[GuineaāTurkey relations]] * [[Guinea]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto48">{{cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Guinea |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-guinea.en.mfa |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Conakry]].<ref name="auto48" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 136.7 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto48" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Conakry]] since 30 January 2017.<ref name="auto48" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Guinea Bissau}}|| ||See [[Guinea-BissauāTurkey relations]] * [[Guinea Bissau]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]]. * Turkey has an embassy in [[Bissau]]. * Trade volume between the two countries was 4.95 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto132">{{cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Guinea Bissau |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-guinea-bissau.en.mfa |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Kenya}}||30 March 1968<ref name="ReferenceF"/>||See [[KenyaāTurkey relations]] * [[Kenya]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto113">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Kenya|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-kenya.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Nairobi]].<ref name="auto113" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 234 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto113" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Nairobi]] since 20 February 2009.<ref name="auto113" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Lesotho}}||1980<ref name="facebook.com"/>|| *The Embassy of [[Lesotho]] in [[Rome]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto70">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Lesotho|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-lesotho.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *The Turkish ambassador in [[Pretoria]] to [[South Africa]] is also accredited to [[Lesotho]].<ref name="auto70" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 1.65 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 1.62/0.03 million USD).<ref name="auto70" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Liberia}}||1 August 1958<ref name="ReferenceB"/>||See [[LiberiaāTurkey relations]] *The Embassy of [[Liberia]] in [[Brussels]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto64">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Liberia|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-liberia.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *The Turkish ambassador in [[Accra]] to [[Ghana]] is also accredited to [[Liberia]].<ref name="auto64" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 191.9 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto64" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Madagascar}}|| ||See [[MadagascarāTurkey relations]] * Embassy of [[Madagascar]] in [[Rome]] to [[Italy]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto56">{{cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-madagascar.en.mfa |title=Relations between Turkey and Madagascar}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Antananarivo]].<ref name="auto56" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 76.5 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 71.3/5.2 million USD).<ref name="auto56" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Mali}}||17 April 1963<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIÅİÅLERİ BAKANLIÄI 1967 YILLIÄI |url=http://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=diad.mfa.gov.tr |page=830 |language=tr |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826093923/https://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>||See [[MaliāTurkey relations]] * [[Mali]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto83">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Mali|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-mali.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Bamako]].<ref name="auto83" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 57 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 48.4/8.6 million USD).<ref name="auto83" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Malawi}}||4 August 1969<ref name="ReferenceG"/>||See [[MalawiāTurkey relations]] *The Embassy of [[Malawi]] in [[Berlin]] to [[Germany]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto68">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Malawi|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-malawi.en.mfa}}</ref> *The Turkish ambassador in [[Lusaka]] to [[Zambia]] is also accredited to [[Malawi]].<ref name="auto68" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 21 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 4.67/16.4 million USD).<ref name="auto68" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Mauritius}}||18 October 1976<ref name="ReferenceP"/>||See [[MauritiusāTurkey relations]] *The Embassy of [[Mauritius]] in [[Berlin]] to [[Germany]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto22">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Mauritius|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-mauritius.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *The Turkish ambassador in [[Antananarivo]] to [[Madagascar]] is also accredited to [[Mauritius]].<ref name="auto22" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 76.5 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto22" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Mauritius]] since 15 December 2015.<ref name="auto22" /> |{{yes|ā}}<ref name="auto82">{{cite web | url=https://www.trade.gov/knowledge-product/turkey-trade-agreements |title=Turkey: Commercial Guide|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Mozambique}}||20 January 1981<ref>{{cite web|title=Diplomatic relations between Mozambique and Turkey as of 20 Jan. 1981 (United Nations Digital Library)|date = 20 January 1981|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1636699?ln=en}}</ref>||See [[MozambiqueāTurkey relations]] *The Embassy of [[Mozambique]] in [[Rome]] to [[Italy]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto15">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Mozambique|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-mozambique.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Maputo]].<ref name="auto15" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 153 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto15" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Namibia}}||27 March 1990<ref name="Vedat Uras, 1990"/>||See [[NamibiaāTurkey relations]] *Turkey has an embassy in [[Windhoek]].<ref name="auto26">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Namibia|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-namibia.en.mfa}}</ref> *Trade volume between the two countries was 11.84 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 9.40/2.44 million USD).<ref name="auto26" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Niger}}||30 March 1967<ref name="Africa Research Bulletin"/>||See [[NigerāTurkey relations]] * [[Niger]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto156">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Niger|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-niger.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Niamey]].<ref name="auto156" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 72 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto156" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Nigeria}}||16 February 1961<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIÅİÅLERİ BAKANLIÄI 1967 YILLIÄI |url=http://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=diad.mfa.gov.tr |page=866 |language=tr |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826093923/https://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>||See [[NigeriaāTurkey relations]] * [[Nigeria]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto148">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Nigeria|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-nigeria.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Abuja]].<ref name="auto148" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 726 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto148" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Abuja]], [[Lagos]] and [[Port-Harcourt]].<ref name="auto148" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Rwanda}}||18 February 1980<ref>{{Cite book|title=Daily Report Western Europe February-April, 1980 Vol.2 No.2|publisher=NewsBank, inc.|page=59}}</ref>||See [[RwandaāTurkey relations]] * [[Rwanda]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto130">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Rwanda|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-rwanda.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Kigali]].<ref name="auto130" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 32.4 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 32.2/0.2 million USD).<ref name="auto130" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|SĆ£o TomĆ© and PrĆncipe}}|| || *The Embassy of [[SĆ£o TomĆ© and PrĆncipe]] in [[Lisbon]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto106">{{cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and SĆ£o TomĆ© and PrĆncipe |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-sao-tome-and-principe.en.mfa |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *The Turkish ambassador in [[Libreville]] to [[Gabon]] is also accredited to [[SĆ£o TomĆ© and PrĆncipe]].<ref name="auto106" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 2.3 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto106" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Senegal}}||17 October 1963<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIÅİÅLERİ BAKANLIÄI 1967 YILLIÄI |url=http://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=diad.mfa.gov.tr |page=855 |language=tr |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826093923/https://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>||See [[SenegalāTurkey relations]] * [[Senegal]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto54">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Senegal|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-senegal.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Dakar]].<ref name="auto54" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 292 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto54" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Dakar]].<ref name="auto54" /> *[[Yunus Emre Institute]] has a local headquarters in [[Dakar]]. |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Seychelles}}||22 June 1995<ref>{{cite web|title=Diplomatic Relations Between Turkey and Seychelles as of 22 June 1995 (United Nations Digital Library)| date=22 June 1995 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1481583?ln=en}}</ref>||See [[SeychellesāTurkey relations]] *The Embassy of [[Seychelles]] in [[Paris]] is also accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto101">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Seychelles|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-seychelles.en.mfa}}</ref> *The Turkish ambassador in [[Nairobi]] to [[Kenya]] is also accredited to the [[Seychelles]].<ref name="auto101" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 25.4 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 17.7/7.7 million USD).<ref name="auto101" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Sierra Leone}}||15 February 1971<ref name="ReferenceJ"/>||See [[Sierra LeoneāTurkey relations]] * [[Sierra Leone]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto60">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Sierra Leone|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-sierra-leone.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Freetown]].<ref name="auto60" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 53.4 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto60" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Freetown]].<ref name="auto60" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Somalia}}||13 December 1965<ref name="ReferenceE"/>||See [[SomaliaāTurkey relations]] * [[Somalia]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Somalia|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-somalia.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Mogadishu]] and a consulate general in [[Hargeisa]].<ref name="auto1" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 250.8 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto1" /> *[[Yunus Emre Institute]] has a local headquarters in [[Mogadishu]]. |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|South Africa}}||12 October 1992<ref>{{cite web|title=Turkey and South Africa: The Development of Relations,1860ā2005 Page 3|url=https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/saia_rep_47_turkey_2005.pdf}}</ref>||See [[South AfricaāTurkey relations]] *[[South Africa]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto71">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and the Republic of South Africa|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-the-republic-of-south-africa.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Pretoria]].<ref name="auto71" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 1.3 billion USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 552.5/757.5 million USD).<ref name="auto71" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Cape Town]] and [[Durban]] since 2015.<ref name="auto71" /> *3,600 Turkish citizens reside in [[South Africa]].<ref name="auto71" /> *[[Yunus Emre Institute]] has a local headquarters in [[Johannesburg]]. |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|South Sudan}}||9 July 2011<ref name="Turkish Embassy in Juba"/>||See [[South SudanāTurkey relations]] *[[South Sudan]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto91">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and South Sudan|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-south-sudan.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Juba]].<ref name="auto91" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 3.2 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto91" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Tanzania}}||5 July 1963<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIÅİÅLERİ BAKANLIÄI 1967 YILLIÄI |url=http://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=diad.mfa.gov.tr |page=856 |language=tr |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826093923/https://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>||See [[TanzaniaāTurkey relations]] *[[Tanzania]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto31">{{cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Tanzania |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-tanzania.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Dar es Salaam]].<ref name="auto31" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 151 million USD in 2015.<ref name="auto31" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Dar es Salaam]] and [[Kilimanjaro International Airport|Kilimanjaro]] since 2010.<ref name="auto31" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Togo}}||6 December 1962<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIÅİÅLERİ BAKANLIÄI 1967 YILLIÄI |url=http://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=diad.mfa.gov.tr |page=872 |language=tr |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826093923/https://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>||See [[TogoāTurkey relations]] *Turkey has an embassy in [[LomĆ©]] (planned).<ref name="auto93">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Togo|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-togo.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Trade volume between the two countries was 106 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto93" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Uganda}}||18 September 1969<ref name="ReferenceH"/>||See [[TurkeyāUganda relations]] *[[Uganda]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto8">{{cite web|title=Turkey-Uganda Relations|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_uganda-relations.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Kampala]].<ref name="auto8" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 40 million USD in 2018.<ref name="auto8" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Zambia}}||25 February 1971<ref name="ReferenceK"/>||See [[TurkeyāZambia relations]] *[[Zambia]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto107">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Zambia|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-zambia.en.mfa}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Lusaka]].<ref name="auto107" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 23.7 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 17.8/5.9 million USD).<ref name="auto107" /> *There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Lusaka]] since 14 December 2018.<ref name="auto107" /> |{{no|X}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Zimbabwe}}||2 July 1982<ref name="Vedat Uras, 1982"/>||See [[TurkeyāZimbabwe relations]] *[[Zimbabwe]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto55">{{cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Zimbabwe|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-zimbabwe.en.mfa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Harare]].<ref name="auto55" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was 17.7 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 5.9/11.8 million USD).<ref name="auto55" /> |{{no|X}} |}
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