Equatorial Guinea–Turkey relations

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]

Equatorial Guinea-Turkey relations

Equatorial Guinea	Turkey

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