Relationship dossier
Turkey
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Relationship assessment
Turkey and the DRC pursue practical cooperation through high-level engagement and bilateral agreements.
Turkey toward Democratic Republic of the Congo
+35Turkey has pursued bilateral cooperation with the DRC through high-level engagement. During President Erdoğan’s 2022 visit, Turkey signed agreements with the Congolese government, including arrangements concerning military cooperation and trade.
Democratic Republic of the Congo toward Turkey
+25The DRC government has engaged Turkey in bilateral cooperation and signed agreements during President Erdoğan’s 2022 visit, including arrangements concerning military cooperation and trade.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is characterized by high-level engagement and concrete bilateral agreements, including cooperation on military affairs and trade. Available details do not establish how extensively these arrangements have been implemented.
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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo have developed practical cooperation through high-level engagement and bilateral agreements. During President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 2022 visit to the DRC, the governments signed agreements covering areas including military cooperation and trade. The relationship appears cooperative, although the scope and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
During President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the DRC, the two governments signed bilateral agreements, including arrangements concerning military cooperation and trade.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements, including military cooperation, are unclear.
- Details of ongoing Turkish development and investment cooperation in the DRC are limited.