Gambia–Turkey relations

Bilateral relations

Gambia-Turkey relations

Gambia	Turkey

Gambia–Turkey relations are the foreign

Gambia and Turkey

.

Diplomatic relations

Gambia and Turkey had generally friendly relations.

IMF in 1985.^[3]

Relations detonated on July 22, 1994 when a group of disaffected junior army officers seized power in a bloodless coup that allowed[1] safe passage to President Dawda Jawara out of the country.^[4] Despite President Dawda Jawara's Gambia's well-earned reputation as one of the few democratic regimes in Africa, Western allies were late^[4] in coming to the rescue of Jawara’s government. Turkey, along with Western allies, promptly cut off^[5] aid to the military junta led by Yahya Jammeh and imposed further sanctions.

Relations improved in 1996–1997 with a formal return to elections and Turkey lifted economic^[5] sanctions that had thrown Gambia's economy into chaos.

Economic relations

• Trade volume between the two countries was negligible in 2018.^[6]

• There are direct flights from Istanbul to Banjul since November 26, 2018.^[6]

Educational relations

• Turkish Maarif Foundation operates in Banjul since October 2017.^[6]

See also

• Foreign relations of Gambia
• Foreign relations of Turkey

References

Further reading

• “A Fresh Start.” West Africa, 27 January–2 February 1997: p. 147.
• “Post-Coup Politics in The Gambia.” Journal of Democracy 13, 4 (2002): pp. 167–72.
• “The Gambia: From Coup to Elections.” Journal of Democracy 9, 2 (1998): pp. 64–75.
• “The Gambia's Changing Political, Economic, and Social Landscape: A Regime(s) Performance Evaluation, 1994–2002.” Africa Insight 33, 3 (2003): pp. 57–64.
• “The Gambia's ‘Elected Autocrat Poverty, Peripherality, and Political Instability,’ 1994–2006.” Armed Forces & Society 34, 3 (2008): pp. 450–73.
• “The Military and ‘Democratization’ in The Gambia: 1994–2002.” In Political Liberalization and Democratization in Africa: Lessons from Country Experiences, eds. Julius O. Ihonvbere and John M. Mbaku, pp. 179–96.
• Ajayi, Simon Ademola. Yahya Jammeh and the Gambian Revolution: 1994–2001. Ibadan, Nigeria: Stirling-Horden, 2003.
• Baldeh, Ebrima. “Gambia's First University Proves Its Worth.” New African, April 2007: p. 40.
• Bojang, Sheriff. “Who's for President?” New African, March 2006: p. 22. Ceesay, Ebrima J. The Military and ‘Democratisation’ in The Gambia: 1994–2003. Victoria, BC, Canada: Trafford, 2006.
• Commonwealth Observer Group. The Gambia Presidential Election: 18th October 2001. London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 2002.
• Dabo, Bakary B. “Living in Crisis.” West Africa, 13–19 February 1995: pp. 217–18.
• Kandeh, Jimmy D. “What Does the ‘Militariat’ Do When It Rules? Military Regimes: The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia.” Review of African Political Economy 69 (1996): pp. 387–404.
• N’Diaye, Boubacar, Abdoulaye Saine, and Mathurin Houngnikpo. Not Yet Democracy: West Africa's Slow Farewell to Authoritarianism. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 2005: pp. 51–106.
• Obadare, Ebenezer. “The Military and Democracy in The Gambia.” In Governance and Democratisation in West Africa, eds. Dele Olowu, Adebayo Williams, and Kayode Soremekun, pp. 343–57. Dakar, Senegal: CODESRIA, 1999.
• Perfect, David. “Politics and Society in The Gambia since Independence.” History Compass 6, 2 (2008): pp. 426–38.
• Saine, Abdoulaye S. M. “The 1996/1997 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in The Gambia.” Electoral Studies 16, 4 (1997): 554–59.
• Wiseman, John A. “Military Rule in The Gambia: An Interim Assessment.” Third World Quarterly 17, 5 (1996): pp. 917–40.