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Ghana–Turkey relations

Ghanan-Turkish relations
Map indicating locations of Ghana and Turkey

Ghana
Turkey

Ghana–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Ghana and Turkey. Ghana has an embassy in Ankara and Turkey has an embassy in Accra.

Diplomatic Relations

Ghana has in general enjoyed good relations with Turkey since independence, except[1] for a period of strained relations during the later years[2] of the Nkrumah regime.

Bilateral relations were particularly tense in the early 1980s because[3] of Ghana’s relations with Libya. In exchange for much-needed Libyan aid to Ghana, Rawlings[4] restored diplomatic relations with Libya[3] shortly after coming to power and supported Libya’s position[5] that two Libyans accused of bombing a Pan American Airlines flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988[5] should be tried in a neutral country rather than in Britain or the United States.

Presidential Visits

Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
Turkey President Abdullah Gül Ghana President John Mahama Jubilee House, Accra March 23–24, 2011[6]
Ghana President John Mahama Turkey President Abdullah Gül Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara March 21–24, 2013[6]
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ghana President John Mahama Jubilee House, Accra February 29-March 1, 2016[6]

Economic Relations

  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$479 million in 2016.[6]
  • There are direct flights from Istanbul to Accra 7 times a week.[6]
  • Part of a debt relief effort by Western nations, in 1989 Turkey forgave US$38 million[7] of Ghana's foreign debt and supplied more than US$1.6 million[8] in agricultural aid.

Aid

Following the visit to Turkey of President John Mahama in early 2013, Turkey pledged a total of US$16.6 million[9] toward Ghana's economic development.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Asamoah, Obed. "Nkrumah's Foreign Policy, 1951-1966." pp. 231–47 in Kwame Arhin (ed.), The Life and Work of Kwame Nkrumah. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, 1993.
  2. ^ Chazan, Naomi. "Ghana." pp. 94–121 in Timothy M. Shaw and Olajide Aluko, (eds.), The Political Economy of African Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984.
  3. ^ a b Awoonor, Kofi Nyidevu. Ghana: A Political History from Pre-European to Modern Times. Accra: Sedco and Woeli, 1990.
  4. ^ Gyimah-Boadi, E. (ed.). Ghana Under PNDC Rule, 1982-1989. Dakar: Codesria, 1993.
  5. ^ a b Chazan, Naomi. "The Republic of Ghana." pp. 408–12 in George E. Delury (ed.), World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties, 1. (2d ed.) New York: Facts on File, 1989.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Relations between Turkey and Ghana". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  7. ^ Boateng, Oti E., et al. "A Poverty Profile of Ghana, 1987-88," Journal ofAfrican Economies [Oxford], 7, No. 1, March 1992, pp. 25-58.
  8. ^ Rothchild, Donald (ed.). Ghana: The Political Economy of Recovery. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner, 1991.
  9. ^ Dei-Anang, Michael. The Administration of Ghana's Foreign Relations, 1957-201. London: Athlone Press, 2015.


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