Relationship dossier
Turkey
Eritrea
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Eritrea maintain a cooperative relationship with development assistance and high-level engagement.
Turkey toward Eritrea
+20Turkey has provided development cooperation in Eritrea, including through Turkish aid and development initiatives. This goes beyond formal diplomatic relations, although the scale and continuity of these activities are unclear.
Eritrea toward Turkey
+20Eritrea has engaged Turkey through high-level visits and bilateral agreements, including during President Isaias Afwerki’s 2016 visit. The extent of subsequent cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes practical Turkish development assistance and high-level engagement, including a 2016 presidential visit and bilateral agreements. These features indicate cooperation, but the scale and durability of the partnership 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 Eritrea have pursued some practical cooperation, including Turkish development assistance and high-level bilateral engagement. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki’s 2016 visit to Turkey provided a prominent occasion for discussions and bilateral agreements. The relationship appears cooperative, though its breadth and implementation are not clear.
Key developments
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki visited Turkey for high-level talks, with bilateral agreements concluded during the visit.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of ongoing Turkish development cooperation in Eritrea are limited.