Ivory Coast–Turkey relations
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Ivory Coast–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Ivory Coast and Turkey.
Historical relations
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]| Guest | Host | Place of visit | Date of visit |
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| 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 | edit source]- Trade volume between the two countries was US$409.7 million in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: US$220.9/188.8 million).[5]
- There are direct flights from Istanbul to Abidjan since July 2012.
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Mundt, Robert. Historical Dictionary the Ivory Coast. (African J. of Historical Dictionaries, No. 41.) Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1987.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ William Zartman and Christopher L. Delga- do (eds.), The Political Economy of Ivory Coast. New York: Praeger, 1984
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