Equatorial Guinea–Turkey relations

Equatorial Guinea-Turkey relations

Equatorial Guinea	Turkey

Equatorial Guinea and Turkey established diplomatic relations in 1980. ^[1] 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

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Since then, relations improved under President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. ^[2]

Presidential visits

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

Economic relations

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

See also

• Turkey portal
• Politics portal

• Foreign relations of Equatorial Guinea
• Foreign relations of Turkey

References

1. Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2022). "Relations between Türkiye and Equatorial Guinea" . Retrieved 2025-01-30.
2. Economist Intelligence Unit. "Equatorial Guinea." In E/U Country Report. (pp. 29–33. Appendix3). London, 2012.