Relationship dossier
Turkey
Senegal
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Senegal maintain a substantive partnership supported by high-level cooperation and development projects.
Turkey toward Senegal
+45Turkey established a High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council with Senegal and has pursued bilateral agreements and development cooperation projects in the country.
Senegal toward Turkey
+40Senegal participates in the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council with Turkey and has engaged in bilateral agreements and cooperation arrangements with the Turkish government.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship is characterized by a durable high-level cooperation framework, bilateral agreements and Turkish development cooperation in Senegal. The available breadth of detail does not establish the full scope or implementation of these arrangements.
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 Senegal have developed a substantive cooperative relationship, including a High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council and bilateral agreements covering several areas. Turkish development cooperation has also included projects in Senegal. The breadth and implementation of these arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
Turkey and Senegal established a High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Senegal.
The two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements during Erdoğan’s 2022 visit to Senegal.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of Senegalese government cooperation with Turkey beyond bilateral frameworks are limited.