Relationship dossier
Turkey
Mauritania
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Mauritania pursue cooperation across education, trade, and defense
Turkey toward Mauritania
+35Turkey has pursued cooperation with Mauritania in education, trade, and defense. Erdoğan’s 2018 visit to Mauritania was accompanied by bilateral agreements, including an agreement on military cooperation and defense industry.
Mauritania toward Turkey
+30Mauritania joined Turkey in signing bilateral agreements during Erdoğan’s 2018 visit, including an agreement on military cooperation and defense industry. This reflects Mauritanian government participation in practical cooperation with Turkey.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is structured around practical cooperation in several sectors, including education, trade, and defense, with bilateral agreements associated with the Turkish president’s 2018 visit. The known cooperation supports a positive assessment, while limited information about implementation and subsequent activity leaves its depth and durability uncertain.
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 Mauritania have developed practical cooperation in areas including education, trade, and defense. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 2018 visit to Mauritania was accompanied by agreements covering several sectors, including military cooperation. The breadth of these arrangements indicates a cooperative relationship, though their implementation and the extent of sustained bilateral activity are unclear.
Key developments
During Erdoğan’s visit to Mauritania, Turkey and Mauritania signed agreements covering several areas, including military cooperation and defense industry.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and current scope of the bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of Mauritanian government cooperation with Turkey beyond the 2018 agreements are limited.