Relationship dossier
Turkey
Niger
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Niger maintain practical cooperation in development, education, trade and security.
Turkey toward Niger
+40Turkey has supported development projects in Niger through its cooperation agency and pursued bilateral cooperation in education, trade and security. Turkey and Niger signed agreements during President Erdoğan’s 2020 visit, and Niger acquired Turkish-made military equipment.
Niger toward Turkey
+35Niger has entered bilateral cooperation agreements with Turkey and procured Turkish-made military equipment, including armed drones. The scale of Niger’s broader government cooperation with Turkey is less clear.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship rests on practical cooperation across several fields, including development assistance, education, bilateral agreements and defense procurement. These ties indicate a cooperative relationship, though their breadth and implementation are 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 Niger have developed practical cooperation in development, education, trade and security. Turkish agencies have undertaken development projects in Niger, while bilateral agreements and defense procurement have expanded cooperation. The scale and implementation of these arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Niger, and the two governments signed agreements covering areas including military cooperation, education and trade.
Niger acquired Turkish-made military equipment, including Bayraktar TB2 drones.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of current defense and development cooperation is uncertain.