Relationship dossier
Syria
Turkmenistan
Relationship assessment
A history of bilateral engagement, with the relationship’s post-2024 course uncertain
Syria toward Turkmenistan
+15During the Assad government, Syria engaged Turkmenistan through high-level visits and bilateral agreements. The scope of that cooperation and its continuation after Syria’s 2024 political transition are unclear.
Turkmenistan toward Syria
+15Turkmenistan sent humanitarian assistance to Syria after the 2023 earthquakes. The extent of broader bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship has included bilateral engagement and practical cooperation, notably high-level contacts and agreements during the Assad government and Turkmenistan’s earthquake-related humanitarian assistance. Its longer-term character is uncertain following Syria’s 2024 political transition.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Syria and Turkmenistan have maintained bilateral engagement, including high-level visits and agreements during the Assad government. Turkmenistan also sent humanitarian assistance to Syria after the 2023 earthquakes. The relationship appears to have included practical cooperation, though its scope and continuity following Syria’s 2024 political transition are unclear.
Key developments
Turkmenistan sent humanitarian assistance to Syria following the earthquakes.
Syria and Turkmenistan engaged in high-level visits and bilateral agreements during the Assad government.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The direction of Syria’s foreign policy toward Turkmenistan after the 2024 transition is uncertain.