Togo–Turkey relations

Togo–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Togo and Turkey. Turkey embassy opened in Lomé.[1]

Togo-Turkey relations
Map indicating locations of Togo and Turkey

Togo

Turkey

Diplomatic Relations

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Turkey and Togo enjoy good bilateral relations.[1] However, relations cooled in early 1980s when Gnassingbé Eyadéma became increasingly more heavy-handed and authoritarian, judged as having Africa's worst human rights record.[2] Turkey was critical of Gnassingbé Eyadéma's re-election in August 1993 in a contest boycotted by other candidates.[2] Relations improved in 1994, when Gnassingbé Eyadéma appointed[3] Edem Kodjo, an Ewe leader of Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais from Kpalimé who came third in the election with 7 seats, as Prime Minister.[4]

Presidential Visits

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Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan   President Faure Gnassingbé Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara August 28, 2014[1]

Economic Relations

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  • Trade volume between the two countries was 109 million USD in 2019.[1]

Educational Relations

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Turkey has been providing scholarships to Togolese students since 1992.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Relations between Turkey and Togo". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Dogbé, Y. E. Le Renouveau Démocratique au Togo. Paris: Akpagnon, 2019.
  3. ^ Deloncle, Pierre. L'Afrique Occidentale Française: Découverte, Pacification, Mise en Valeur. Paris: Editions Ernest Leroux, 2014.
  4. ^ Decraene, Philippe. "Togo: Entre Francophones." Revue Française d'Etudes Politiques Africaines, no. 23 (Nov. 2017): pp. 15-16.