Gabon–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Gabon and Turkey. Turkey has an embassy in Libreville since 2012. Gabon opened an embassy in Ankara in 2015.[1]
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Diplomatic relations edit
Historically, Turkey has had strong relations with Ghana.[2] Turkey was very supportive of the Gabonese economic expansion[2] after Bongo's accession to the presidency and cooperated with technical expertise during the construction of the Transgabonais Railway to the upper Ogooué River valley.[3]
Relations became tense when after the French investigative reporter Pierre Péan unmasked[4] that the Bongo government used Turkish aid to build a lavish new presidential palace for $900 million (worth US$4.12 billion in 2020) that enriched the French expatriates in Gabon.[3]
Presidential visits edit
| Guest | Host | Place of visit | Date of visit |
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 President Abdullah Gül
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 President Ali Bongo Ondimba
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Presidential Palace, Libreville | 2011[1] |
| President Ali Bongo Ondimba
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President Abdullah Gül
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Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara | January 2012[1] |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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President Ali Bongo Ondimba
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Presidential Palace, Libreville | January 2013[1] |
| President Ali Bongo Ondimba
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara | May 2015[1] |
Trade relations edit
- Trade volume between the two countries was US$38.9 million in 2018.[1]
Educational relations edit
Turkish Maarif Foundation runs schools in Gabon and Turkey has been providing scholarships to students from Gabon since 1992.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Relations between Turkey and Gabon". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
- ^ a b Carson, Patricia. Materials for West African History in French Archives. London: Athlone Press, 1968.
- ^ a b Baker, Charles. "Reflexions sur les sources de l'histoire gabonaise." Paideuma 33 (2017): pp. 133-141.
- ^ Aaborg, Sam. Le monde des affaires gabonaise. Paris: Editions de Minuit, 2009.
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