Relationship dossier
Turkey
Cuba
Relationship assessment
Cordial relations with diplomatic engagement and limited cooperation agreements
Turkey toward Cuba
+20The Turkish government has pursued high-level engagement with Cuba, including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 2015 visit, and bilateral cooperation agreements in areas such as trade, tourism and culture.
Cuba toward Turkey
+20The Cuban government has engaged in high-level bilateral diplomacy with Turkey, including President Raúl Castro’s meeting with Erdoğan during the 2015 visit, and participated in agreements for cooperation in areas such as trade, tourism and culture.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by sustained diplomatic engagement and cooperation agreements, but the available breadth of cooperation does not indicate a close or comprehensive partnership.
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 Cuba maintain cordial relations, with high-level diplomatic engagement and cooperation agreements in areas including trade, tourism and culture. The relationship has not developed into a broad strategic partnership, and the scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation are not clear.
Key developments
Erdoğan visited Cuba and met Raúl Castro amid efforts to expand bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral trade, tourism and cultural agreements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained government-to-government cooperation beyond diplomatic engagement is uncertain.