Burkina Faso–Turkey relations explained

Mission1:	Burkina Faso’s Embassy, Ankara
Mission2:	Turkish Embassy, Ouagadougou
Envoytitle1:	Ambassador
Envoytitle2:	Ambassador
Envoy1:	Brahima Sere^[1]
Envoy2:	Ahmet Asım Arar^[2]

Burkina Faso–Turkey relations are the bilateral relations between Burkina Faso and Turkey. Bilateral relations gained momentum after the opening of the Turkish Embassy in Ouagadougou and the Embassy of Burkina Faso in Ankara in 2012 and in 2014 respectively.^[3]

Burkina Faso and Turkey are both members of the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the World Trade Organization.

Presidential visits

Guest	Host	Place of visit	Date of visit
President Blaise Compaoré	President Abdullah Gül	Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara	August 12-21, 2008
President Blaise Compaoré	President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara	August 28, 2014
President Blaise Compaoré	Deputy speaker of the parliament Meral Akşener	Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara	October 31, 2014
President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré	President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	OIC Summit, Istanbul	April 10-15, 2016
President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré	President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Presidential Complex, Ankara	April 9-11, 2019

Economic relations

• Turkish development assistance to Burkina Faso through TIKA and the Turkish Red Crescent focuses on increasing food security and improving education.^[2]
• There are direct flights from Istanbul to Ouagadougou with a frequency of 4 times a week since 2012.^[2]

Educational relations

Turkey awards scholarships to Burkinabe citizens.^[4]

Military relations

• Turkey and Burkina Faso engage in a number of military training and exchange programs through the G5 Sahel Joint Force, to which Turkey has pledged 5 million USD in order to contribute to regional peace and stability in the Sahel.^[2]
• Turkey export unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Burkina Faso.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Foreign relations of Burkina Faso
• Foreign relations of Turkey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Burkinabe ambassador presents his credentials to President Erdoğan. Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.
2. Web site: Relations between Turkey and Burkina Faso. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
3. Web site: Relations between Türkiye and Burkina Faso . mfa.gov.tr.
4. Web site: Turkey to support Burkina Faso in face of security, food challenges . Daily Sabah.
5. Web site: Turkish drone manufacturer’s CEO awarded state medal in Burkina Faso . Anadolu Ajansı.
6. Web site: Burkina Faso shows off its uncrewed strength . timesaerospace.