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Ivory Coast–Turkey relations
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Ivory Coast–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Ivory Coast and Turkey.

Historical Relations[edit]

For most of the 20th century, President Houphouët-Boigny’s and Turkey's foreign policy aligned: Both countries have been staunch supporters[1] of Israel and considered the Soviet Union as a threat.[1]

Bilateral relations became tense in the early 1960s[2] when President Houphouët-Boigny assisted French nuclear testing in Algeria[2] and refused to (1) condemn France[2] for its response to Algerian War and (2) provide Algeria with any assistance.[1]

Relations became tense[3] again in February 1986, when Houphouët-Boigny announced the decision to move his country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in exchange [4] for Israeli aid.[3] This decision was in defiance of a 1980 United Nations Security Council resolution calling on all countries to withdraw their embassies from that city.

Presidential Visits[edit]

Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara Turkey President Abdullah Gül Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara March 25-28, 2014[5]
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara Abidjan February 28-29, 2016[5]

Economic Relations[edit]

  • Trade volume between the two countries was 409.7 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 220.9/188.8 million USD).[5]
  • There are direct flights from Istanbul to Abidjan since July 2012.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Mundt, Robert. Historical Dictionary the Ivory Coast. (African J. of Historical Dictionaries, No. 41.) Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1987.
  2. ^ a b c Blackburn, Brigitte. "L'Afrique poignardee par l'occident: Le cas de la Cote d’Ivoire," Africa International [Dakar, Senegal], No. 194, April 1987, 13-16.
  3. ^ a b Delorme, Nicole. "The Foreign Policy of the Ivory Coast." pp. 118–135 in Olajide Aluko (ed.), The Foreign Policies of African States. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1997.
  4. ^ William Zartman and Christopher L. Delga- do (eds.), The Political Economy of Ivory Coast. New York: Praeger, 1984
  5. ^ a b c "Relations between Turkey and Côte d'Ivoire". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast%E2%80%93Turkey_relations

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