Tanzania–Turkey relations explained

Tanzania–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Tanzania and Turkey. The Turkish embassy in Dar es Salaam first opened in 1979,^[1] although the Ottoman Empire had previously opened a consulate in Zanzibar, now a part of Tanzania, on March 17, 1837.^[1]

Diplomatic relations

Turkey had friendly relations^[2] with Tanzania under the founding president Julius Nyerere, who cooperated with Turkey in opposing colonialism^[2] and apartheid^[2] in Africa. The relations became cooler^[3] when Julius Nyerere allowed Che Guevera^[3] to use Tanzania during his failed intervention in the Congolese civil war.^[3]

After Julius Nyerere’s retirement, relations with Tanzania improved^[3] because of Tanzania's progress in democratization^[3] and social progress.

Bilateral Visits

• In 2010, Jakaya Kikwete made a state visit to Turkey.^[4]
• In January 2017, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a state visit to Tanzania.
• In April 2024, Samia Suluhu Hassan made a state visit to Turkey.^[5]

Economic relations

• Trade volume between the two countries was 151 million USD in 2015.^[1]
• There are direct flights from Istanbul to Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro since December 4, 2012.^[1]

See also

• Foreign relations of Tanzania
• Foreign relations of Turkey

Further reading

• Barkan, Joel D. Beyond Capitalism vs. Socialism in Kenya and Tanzania. Boul- der, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 1994.
• De Waal, Alexander, ed. Islamism and Its Enemies in the Horn of Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004.
• Farer, Tom J. War Clouds on the Horn of Africa: A Crisis for Détente. New York: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1979.
• Habte Selassie, Bereket. Conflict and Intervention in the Horn of Africa. New York: Monthly Review, 1980.
• Henze, Paul. “Ethiopia and Eritrea: The Defeat of the Derg and the Establishment of New Governments.” In David R. Smock, ed. Making War and Waging Peace: Foreign Intervention in Africa. Washington, D.C.: United States Institute of Peace Press, 1993.
• Kaplan, Robert D. Surrender or Starve: The Wars behind the Famine. Boulder, Colo.: Westview, 1988.
• Lefebvre, Jeffrey A. Arms for the Horn: U.S. Security Policy in Ethiopia and Somalia, 1953–1991. Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1991.
• Nyerere, Julius. Ujamaa: Essays on Socialism. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.
• Ottaway, Marina. Soviet and American Influence in the Horn of Africa. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1982.
• Patman, Robert G. The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa: The Diplomacy of Intervention and Disengagements. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
• U.S. Foreign Policy and the Horn of Africa. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2006.
• War Clouds on the Horn of Africa: The Widening Storm. New York: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1979.
• Wilson, Amrit. U.S. Foreign Policy and Revolution: The Creation of Tanzania. London: Pluto Press, 2009.
• Woodward, Peter. The Horn of Africa: Politics and International Relations. London: I.B. Tauris, 2002.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Relations between Turkey and Tanzania. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
2. Nyerere, Julius. Ujamaa: Essays on Socialism. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.
3. Wilson, Amrit. U.S. Foreign Policy and Revolution: The Creation of Tanzania. London: Pluto Press, 2009.
4. Web site: Relations between Türkiye and Tanzania / Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 2024-04-19 . www.mfa.gov.tr.
5. Web site: 2024-04-16 . Tanzanian President To Arrive Turkey on Five-Day State Visit . 2024-04-19 . en-US.