Relationship dossier
Turkey
Togo
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Togo have expanded cooperation through senior-level engagement and agreements on security, trade and education.
Turkey toward Togo
+35Turkey has pursued closer ties with Togo through senior-level engagement and agreements covering security, trade and education. Turkey opened an embassy in Lomé, and its president visited Togo in 2021, when the two governments signed cooperation agreements.
Togo toward Turkey
+35Togo has pursued closer government ties with Turkey through senior-level engagement and agreements covering security, trade and education. Togo hosted the Turkish president in 2021 and signed cooperation agreements with Turkey.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has developed beyond diplomatic contact into practical cooperation, including agreements in security, trade and education and senior-level engagement. The known evidence points to a constructive, expanding relationship, while the extent and durability of 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 Togo have expanded government cooperation, particularly through senior-level engagement and agreements covering areas including security, trade and education. Turkish diplomatic representation in Lomé and Togo’s diplomatic engagement with Turkey accompany this closer relationship. The known cooperation is concrete but its breadth and implementation are not sufficiently clear to characterize the partnership as especially deep.
Key developments
Turkey opened an embassy in Lomé.
The Turkish president visited Togo, and the two governments signed cooperation agreements covering areas including security, trade and education.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements signed during the 2021 presidential visit are unclear.
- Details of ongoing security and economic cooperation are limited.