Relationship dossier
Turkey
The Gambia
Relationship assessment
Turkey and The Gambia maintain a cooperative relationship, including development, education and military cooperation.
Turkey toward The Gambia
+40Turkey has supported development and education initiatives in The Gambia, including assistance through TİKA and scholarship opportunities for Gambian students. The two governments have also concluded military cooperation arrangements.
The Gambia toward Turkey
+35The Gambian government has engaged in bilateral military cooperation with Turkey and has taken steps concerning schools associated with the Gülen movement, transferring their management to Turkey’s Maarif Foundation.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is characterized by government-to-government cooperation in development, education and military affairs. These initiatives indicate a durable cooperative framework, though their breadth and implementation are not fully clear.
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 Gambia have developed a cooperative bilateral relationship involving development and education initiatives and military cooperation. Turkey has provided development assistance and scholarships, while the two governments have concluded cooperation arrangements. The scope and implementation of these initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Turkey opened an embassy in Banjul, expanding its diplomatic presence in The Gambia.
The two governments concluded a military cooperation agreement.
The Gambian government transferred management of schools associated with the Gülen movement to Turkey’s Maarif Foundation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and continuity of Turkish development and education programs in The Gambia are unclear.
- The implementation and current scope of bilateral military cooperation are uncertain.