Relationship dossier
Turkey
Namibia
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Namibia maintain a cooperative relationship, supported by official engagement and bilateral agreements.
Turkey toward Namibia
+30Turkey opened an embassy in Windhoek and has pursued bilateral cooperation with Namibia through official engagement and agreements, including in areas such as trade and education.
Namibia toward Turkey
+30Namibia has engaged Turkey through bilateral official contacts and cooperation agreements, including in areas such as trade and education.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship combines diplomatic engagement with practical cooperation pursued through bilateral agreements. These features support a cooperative assessment, while the available breadth of specific initiatives and their implementation 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 Namibia have developed practical bilateral engagement through official visits and cooperation agreements. Turkey opened an embassy in Windhoek, and the two governments have pursued cooperation in areas including trade and education. The relationship appears cooperative, though its breadth and implementation are not clear enough to support a stronger assessment.
Key developments
Turkey opened an embassy in Windhoek, expanding its official diplomatic presence in Namibia.
The two governments pursued bilateral cooperation through official engagement and agreements, including in trade and education.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained trade, educational and other government cooperation is uncertain.