Relationship dossier
Turkey
São Tomé and Príncipe
Relationship assessment
High-level diplomacy and bilateral agreements provide a modest foundation for cooperation.
Turkey toward São Tomé and Príncipe
+15Turkey received São Tomé and Príncipe’s president in 2018 and concluded bilateral cooperation agreements with the country, signaling engagement beyond formal diplomatic ties.
São Tomé and Príncipe toward Turkey
+15São Tomé and Príncipe’s president visited Turkey in 2018, where the two governments concluded bilateral cooperation agreements.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes high-level presidential engagement and bilateral cooperation agreements, providing a concrete but limited basis for ties. The scope and implementation of these arrangements are 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 São Tomé and Príncipe have engaged in high-level bilateral diplomacy, including President Evaristo Carvalho’s 2018 visit to Turkey and the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements. These exchanges indicate concrete but relatively limited cooperation; the breadth and implementation of the agreements are unclear.
Key developments
President Evaristo Carvalho visited Turkey, and the two governments concluded bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements signed during the 2018 presidential visit are unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral government cooperation are limited.