Relationship dossier
Turkey
Ivory Coast
Relationship assessment
Growing cooperation through high-level engagement, bilateral agreements and development activity
Turkey toward Ivory Coast
+40Turkey has pursued cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire through high-level engagement, bilateral agreements and Turkish development activity in the country, including through TİKA.
Ivory Coast toward Turkey
+30Côte d’Ivoire has engaged in bilateral cooperation with Turkey through high-level exchanges and agreements covering areas such as economic and technical cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by expanding official engagement and cooperation agreements, alongside Turkish development activity in Côte d’Ivoire. Available details indicate a cooperative bilateral structure, while the scope and implementation of particular arrangements remain 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 Côte d’Ivoire have expanded bilateral engagement through high-level visits, cooperation agreements and Turkish development activity in Côte d’Ivoire. The relationship appears cooperative, though the breadth and implementation of specific agreements are unclear.
Key developments
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Côte d’Ivoire, accompanied by agreements intended to expand bilateral cooperation.
Turkey established a TİKA presence in Abidjan to support development cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent and continuity of Turkish development activity in Côte d’Ivoire are uncertain.