Seychelles–Turkey relations explained
Seychelles–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Seychelles and Turkey.The Turkish ambassador in Nairobi, Kenya is accredited to Seychelles.[1] Seychelles is accredited to Turkey from its embassy in Paris, France.[1] The Seychelles also maintains honorary consulates in Ankara and Istanbul.[1]
Diplomatic relations
Seychelles and Turkey support each other in promoting[2] the concept of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace, campaigning for the removal[3] of all foreign powers and bases in the region. Turkey, however, has been silent about the United States naval presence on Diego Garcia.[4]
Seychelles and Turkey cooperated in condemning[3] apartheid policies in South Africa and modifying their previously hostile political stance when South Africa converted to a multiracial political system.
Economic relations
- Trade volume between the two countries was 25.4 million USD in 2018 (Turkish exports/imports: 17.7/7.7 million USD).[1]
Educational relations
Seychelles has succeeded in attracting relatively large amounts[5] of aid, with France as the leading donor.[2] Turkey also extended a modest[5] amount of aid, primarily in the form of education[6] and development[2] programs, as part of its efforts to become engaged in the Indian Ocean region.
See also
Further reading
- Anand, J.P. "The Seychelles Group: A Profile," IDSA (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses) Journal [New Delhi], 11, January-March 1999, pp. 287-302.
- Filliot, Jean-Michel. Les Seychelles et la revolution française. Paris: ORSTOM, Institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en cooperation: Ministère de la cooperation et du développement, 1999.
- Franda, Marcus F. Quiet Turbulence in the Seychelles: Tourism and Development. (American Field Staff Reports, Asia Series, No. 10.) Hanover, New Hampshire, 1999.
- Franda, Marcus F. The Seychelles: Unquiet Islands. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1992.Hoare, Mike. The Seychelles Affair. New York: Bantam Press, 1996.
- International Monetary Fund. Seychelles: Recent Economic Developments. Washington: 1993.
- Lee. C. Seychelles: Political Castaways. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1996.
- Mukonoweshuro, Eliphas G. "'Radicalism' and the Struggle for Affluence in the Seychelles," Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives [Stockholm], 10, March-June 1999, pp. 139-71.
- Rowe, JW .F. Report on the Economy of the Seychelles and Its Future Development. Mahe: Government Printer, 1999.
- Seychelles. Central Statistical Office. Seychelles Handbook. Mahe: 1976.
- Vine, Peter. Seychelles. (2d ed.) London: Immel, 2002.
Notes and References
- Web site: Relations between Turkey and Seychelles. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
- Franda, Marcus F. The Seychelles: Unquiet Islands. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1992.
- Lee. C. Seychelles: Political Castaways. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1996.
- Filliot, Jean-Michel. Les Seychelles et la revolution française. Paris: ORSTOM, Institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en cooperation: Ministère de la cooperation et du développement, 1999.
- Rowe, JW .F. Report on the Economy of the Seychelles and Its Future Development. Mahe: Government Printer, 1999.
- Mukonoweshuro, Eliphas G. "'Radicalism' and the Struggle for Affluence in the Seychelles," Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives [Stockholm], 10, March-June 1999, pp. 139-71.
