Relationship dossier
Turkey
Burkina Faso
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation in development and security, with the extent and continuity of ties unclear.
Turkey toward Burkina Faso
+35Turkey has pursued development and security cooperation with Burkina Faso. Erdoğan’s 2018 visit was accompanied by bilateral agreements, and Turkey has supplied military equipment to Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso toward Turkey
+30Burkina Faso has engaged in bilateral cooperation with Turkey, including through agreements accompanying Erdoğan’s 2018 visit and the acquisition of Turkish military equipment.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a practical cooperative basis in bilateral agreements, development engagement and security cooperation, including Burkina Faso’s acquisition of Turkish military equipment. Its overall character is cooperative, although the breadth and durability of these arrangements are uncertain.
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
Turkey and Burkina Faso have developed practical cooperation, including Turkish development and security engagement and Burkina Faso’s acquisition of Turkish military equipment. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 2018 visit to Burkina Faso was accompanied by bilateral agreements. The relationship is cooperative, though the scope and continuity of these arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
Erdoğan visited Burkina Faso, and the two governments concluded bilateral agreements.
Burkina Faso acquired Turkish military equipment, including Bayraktar TB2 drones.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral development and security arrangements are unclear.
- The continuity of cooperation under Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities is uncertain.