Relationship dossier
Turkey
Gabon
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Gabon maintain a cooperative relationship with development and educational ties.
Turkey toward Gabon
+35Turkey has pursued bilateral cooperation with Gabon through high-level engagement and agreements, and has supported development and educational initiatives involving the country.
Gabon toward Turkey
+30Gabon has engaged Turkey through high-level bilateral visits and participation in cooperation agreements. The scope of Gabonese government initiatives under these arrangements is unclear.
Overall relationship
+35High-level engagement, bilateral agreements, and development and education cooperation form the main features of the relationship. These ties indicate practical cooperation, but their breadth and sustained implementation 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 Gabon have pursued diplomatic and development cooperation, including high-level visits and bilateral agreements. Turkey has also supported development activity and educational exchanges involving Gabon. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope and implementation of these initiatives are not clear enough to characterize it as a close partnership.
Key developments
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Gabon, with the two governments pursuing bilateral cooperation agreements.
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba made an official visit to Turkey, strengthening high-level bilateral engagement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of Gabonese government participation in development and education cooperation are limited.