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Liberia–Turkey relations
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Liberia–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Liberia and Turkey. The Turkish ambassador in Accra, Ghana is also accredited to Liberia since 2013.[1] Liberian Embassy in Brussels is accredited to Turkey.[1] Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that efforts to open an embassy in Liberia’s capital Monrovia are underway.[1]
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Diplomatic relations
Turkey and Liberia have close relations because of the close relations between Liberia–United States[2] and Turkey–United States. American Colonization Society created Liberia as a home for freed U.S. slaves — and through this close connection, the U.S. continued to support Liberia economically and politically.[3] Turkey declined to support Liberia during the Doe and Taylor administrations, which caused the death of more than 200,000 Liberians.[4] Since the election of Harvard-trained President Sirleaf, relations between Liberia and Turkey improved considerably.[3]
Cooperating with[5] the consortium of the World Bank, the IMF and the African Development Bank, Turkey raised money to pay off Liberia’s US$3.4 billion foreign debt[6] and provided US$75 million in reconstruction and development assistance[6] to rebuild the country[5] following the First Liberian Civil War and Second Liberian Civil War.
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Economic relations
- Trade volume between the two countries was 191.9 million USD in 2019.[1]
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