Relationship dossier
Turkey
Cambodia
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Cambodia have pursued practical cooperation through visits and bilateral agreements.
Turkey toward Cambodia
+25Turkey has pursued cooperation with Cambodia through high-level engagement and bilateral agreements, including agreements associated with President Erdoğan’s 2017 visit. Education, tourism and aviation have featured among the areas of cooperation.
Cambodia toward Turkey
+25Cambodia has engaged Turkey through high-level bilateral visits and agreements, including those associated with President Erdoğan’s 2017 visit. The scope of Cambodian government cooperation under these arrangements is unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is characterized by practical bilateral engagement and agreements in areas including education, tourism and aviation. The breadth and implementation of these initiatives are unclear, limiting confidence about the depth of cooperation.
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 Cambodia have pursued practical cooperation through high-level visits and bilateral agreements, including agreements associated with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 2017 visit to Cambodia. Education, tourism and aviation have featured among areas of cooperation. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope and implementation of bilateral initiatives are not clear.
Key developments
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Cambodia, with the two governments pursuing agreements in areas including education, tourism and aviation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements announced during high-level visits are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Turkish scholarships and development cooperation in Cambodia are unclear.