Relationship dossier
Turkey
Myanmar
Relationship assessment
Turkish criticism of Myanmar over the Rohingya has accompanied humanitarian support for displaced people
Turkey toward Myanmar
-20Turkey has publicly condemned Myanmar's treatment of the Rohingya and pressed for international attention to the crisis, while supporting humanitarian assistance for refugees.
Myanmar toward Turkey
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 has publicly criticized Myanmar over the treatment of the Rohingya and supported humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees, including in Bangladesh. These actions combine diplomatic pressure with humanitarian engagement. Information about Myanmar government conduct specifically toward Turkey is insufficient to support a separate assessment.
Areas of tension
- Turkey's criticism of Myanmar's treatment of the Rohingya
Key developments
Turkey publicly criticized Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis and supported humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Turkish-Myanmar government cooperation is unclear.
- Myanmar's government response to Turkish criticism and humanitarian initiatives is unclear.