Togo–Turkey relations
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Togo–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Togo and Turkey. Turkey embassy opened in Lomé.[1]
Diplomatic Relations
[edit]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]
Presidential Visits
[edit]Guest | Host | Place of visit | Date of visit |
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | President Faure Gnassingbé | Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara | August 28, 2014[1] |
Economic Relations
[edit]- Trade volume between the two countries was 109 million USD in 2019.[1]
Educational Relations
[edit]Turkey has been providing scholarships to Togolese students since 1992.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Relations between Turkey and Togo". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
- ^ a b Dogbé, Y. E. Le Renouveau Démocratique au Togo. Paris: Akpagnon, 2019.
- ^ Deloncle, Pierre. L'Afrique Occidentale Française: Découverte, Pacification, Mise en Valeur. Paris: Editions Ernest Leroux, 2014.
- ^ Decraene, Philippe. "Togo: Entre Francophones." Revue Française d'Etudes Politiques Africaines, no. 23 (Nov. 2017): pp. 15-16.