Relationship dossier
Turkey
Maldives
Relationship assessment
Turkey and the Maldives maintain a cooperative relationship, with agreements and high-level visits supporting practical cooperation.
Turkey toward Maldives
+40Turkey has pursued practical cooperation with the Maldives in areas including military training, education, health and tourism. Agreements were signed during President Erdoğan’s 2015 visit, and Turkey has provided development cooperation through its aid agency.
Maldives toward Turkey
+40The Maldives has engaged Turkey through high-level visits and bilateral agreements. President Muizzu’s 2024 visit underscored Maldivian interest in cooperation with Turkey, including in areas covered by bilateral agreements.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is characterized by high-level engagement and practical cooperation across several civilian sectors, alongside a military-training agreement. The breadth and implementation of these arrangements are not fully clear, but the known features point to a cooperative bilateral structure.
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 Maldives have developed practical cooperation in areas including military training, education, health and tourism. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 2015 visit produced bilateral agreements, and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu visited Turkey in 2024. The relationship appears broadly cooperative, though the scope and implementation of cooperation across these areas are unclear.
Key developments
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the Maldives, and the two governments signed agreements covering areas including military training, education, health and tourism.
President Mohamed Muizzu visited Turkey, renewing high-level engagement between the governments.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of ongoing defense, trade and development cooperation are limited.