Relationship dossier
Turkey
Ecuador
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Ecuador have pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements signed during a 2016 presidential visit.
Turkey toward Ecuador
+25During President Erdoğan’s 2016 visit to Ecuador, Turkey signed bilateral cooperation agreements with the Ecuadorian government in several fields.
Ecuador toward Turkey
+25Ecuador received President Erdoğan in 2016 and signed bilateral cooperation agreements with the Turkish government in several fields.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes concrete, multi-field cooperation through agreements signed during a high-level presidential visit. The breadth of those arrangements is apparent, but their implementation and durability are unclear.
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 Ecuador have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including agreements in several fields during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 2016 visit to Ecuador. The visit and agreements indicate more than merely formal diplomatic ties, although the scope and implementation of the cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
During President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Ecuador, the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements in several fields.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the agreements signed during the 2016 visit are unclear.
- Details of subsequent government-to-government cooperation are limited.