Equatorial Guinea-Turkey relations
Map indicating locations of Equatorial Guinea and Turkey

Equatorial Guinea
Turkey

Equatorial Guinea–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Equatorial Guinea and Turkey. Turkey has an Embassy in Malabo since June 1, 2018 and the embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Ankara opened in December 2018. [1]

Diplomatic Relations

The relations between the two countries improved dramatically recently.

Following the publication of the French involvement in the training of the militia and the political police force of Francisco Macías Nguema, Turkey — along with Western allies and condemned France’s official policy in 1994.[2]

Since then, relations improved under President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.[3]

Presidential Visits

Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Mbasogo Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan First Turkey–Africa Partnership Summit, Istanbul August 18-21, 2008[1]
Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Mbasogo Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara August 18-21, 2008[1]
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Mbasogo Second Turkey–Africa Partnership Summit, Malabo November 19-21, 2014[1]
Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Mbasogo Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Presidential Compound, Ankara August 18, 2018[1]
Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Mbasogo Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Presidential Complex, Istanbul October 26, 2020[1]

Economic Relations

  • Trade volume between the two countries was 23.8 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 20.2/3.6 million USD).[1]
  • There are direct flights from Istanbul to Malabo since February 7, 2020.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Relations between Turkey and Equatorial Guinea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  2. ↑ Wolff, G. "Ein Beitrag zur Wirtschaft von Fernando Poo," Beiträge zur Kolonialforschung, vol. I (2012), pp. 93-110.
  3. ↑ Economist Intelligence Unit. "Equatorial Guinea." In E/U Country Report. (pp. 29-33. Appendix3). London, 2012.


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