Togo–Turkey relations explained

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

Diplomatic Relations

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]

Economic Relations

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

Educational Relations

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

See also

• Foreign relations of Togo
• Foreign relations of Turkey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Relations between Turkey and Togo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
2. 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.