Turkey and the Bahamas cooperated through the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center^[1] on Andros, Bahamas Island and the United States Air Force military base^[1] on Grand Bahama.

Relations were particularly warm when Turkey supported The Bahamas diplomatically in May 1980, when The Bahamian–Cuban disagreement over fishing rights escalated.^[2] Four Bahamian marines were killed^[2] after Cuban military aircraft sank a Bahamian patrol vessel, which had apprehended two Cuban fishing boats. Turkey supported The Bahamas forcefully when The Bahamas demanded an unconditional apology and full reparations.^[2]

The relations, however, became tense^[2] over the 1983 United States intervention in Grenada and the subsequently Prime Minister Bishop was overthrown and assassinated.^[3] The Bahamas denounced^[3] the intervention as a "premature overreaction."

Relations improved^[2] following Turkey’s assistance in providing in providing Grenada with development aid to repair the damage caused by the military action of 1983.^[4]

Diplomatic relations

Economic relations

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