Relationship dossier
Turkey
Zambia
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Zambia have pursued practical cooperation through high-level visits and bilateral agreements.
Turkey toward Zambia
+30During President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 2018 visit to Zambia, the Turkish government signed bilateral agreements with Zambia in several areas, supporting practical cooperation.
Zambia toward Turkey
+30The Zambian government hosted President Erdoğan’s 2018 visit and signed bilateral agreements with Turkey in several areas, supporting practical cooperation.
Overall relationship
+30High-level engagement and agreements in several fields provide a basis for constructive bilateral relations. The breadth of implementation and durability of cooperation 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 Zambia have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, notably through Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 2018 visit to Zambia, during which the governments signed agreements in several fields. These high-level contacts and agreements indicate constructive engagement, though the scope and implementation of cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Zambia, and the governments signed bilateral agreements in several fields.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements signed during the 2018 visit are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral cooperation are limited.