Relationship dossier
Turkey
Liberia
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation, including Turkish assistance during Liberia’s Ebola outbreak
Turkey toward Liberia
+25Turkey provided assistance to Liberia during the 2014 Ebola outbreak and has pursued bilateral cooperation with the Liberian government.
Liberia toward Turkey
+20Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited Turkey in 2014, engaging the Turkish government in bilateral cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes concrete cooperation, notably Turkish assistance during Liberia’s Ebola outbreak and high-level bilateral engagement in 2014. The known examples suggest a constructive but not especially intensive partnership; the breadth and durability of cooperation 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 provided assistance to Liberia during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, and the two governments have pursued bilateral cooperation, including through a visit by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to Turkey in 2014. These actions indicate practical but relatively limited cooperation; the scope and continuity of bilateral programs are unclear.
Key developments
Turkey provided assistance to Liberia during the Ebola outbreak.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited Turkey for bilateral engagement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Turkish development and humanitarian programs in Liberia are uncertain.