Mauritania–Turkey relations explained

Mauritania and Turkey have had diplomatic relations since the 1960s, following Mauritania's independence from France. The Turkish embassy in Nouakchott opened in April 2011.^[1]

History

Throughout the 1960s, Mauritania's main pro-French foreign policy^[2] objective was preserving its independence in the face of Moroccan irredentism.^[3]

Through the early 1970s,^[3] Mauritania continued to play the role of bridge between the Maghrib and sub-Saharan Africa.^[4]

Since late 1980s, Mauritania cultivated ties^[5] with Turkey as a possible source of aid^[6] and investment. Turkey, in return, has provided it with substantial amounts of economic aid^[6] and through TIKA funded the construction of hospitals, schools, power plants and roads.^[2]

Presidential visits

Guest	Host	Place of visit	Date of visit
President Moktar Ould Daddah	President Fahri Korutürk	Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara	1974
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz	President Abdullah Gül	Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara	2010
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz	Presidential Palace, Nouakchott	February 28, 2018

Economic relations

Trade volume between the two countries was 245 million USD in 2019.^[1]

There are direct flights from Istanbul to Nouakchott.^[1]

See also

• Foreign relations of Mauritania
• Foreign relations of Turkey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Relations between Turkey and Mauritania. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
2. Constentin, Francois, and Christien Coulon. "Les relations internationales de la Mauritanie." pp. 323-60 in Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes sur les Sociétés Méditerranéennes and Centre d'Etudes d'Afrique Noire (eds.), Introduction a la Mauritanie. Paris: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2009.
3. de Benoist, J. R. "La Mauritanie entre deux oceans et deux Afriques," Croissance desjeunes nations [Paris], No. 242, September 1982, pp. 11-15.
4. Santucci, J.-C. "La Mauritanie dans les relations inter-Maghrébines." pp. 361-82 in Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes sur les Sociétés Méditerranéennes and Centre d'Etudes d'Afrique Noire (eds.), Introduction a la Mauritanie. Paris: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2009.
5. Lambelin, Charles. "New Mauritanian Strongman Tackles Economic Ills," Reuters North European Service, May 31, 1985.
6. Vergara, Francisco. "L’économie de la Mauritanie et son développement." Pages 177-234 in Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes sur les Sociétés Méditerranéennes and Centre d'Etudes d'Afrique Noire (eds.), Introduction a la Mauritanie. Paris: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2009.