Comoros–Turkey relations are the foreign
relations between the
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
and
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
.
Diplomatic relations at the rank of ambassador were established in 1979.
The Embassy of the
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
,
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
is accredited to Turkey. The Turkish ambassador in
Antananarivo
Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "An ...
,
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
is accredited to the Comoros.
The Comoros and Turkey maintain Honorary Consulates in
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
and
Moroni respectively.
Diplomatic relations
In the early 1990s,
Comoran relations with
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
diminished in importance because — following the abolishment of the apartheid regime — South Africa no longer needed friendly relations with the Comoros as evidence
[Charpantier, Jean. "Le regime d'Ali Soilih Moroni, 1975-1978: Analyse structurelle (troisième partie)," Le mois en Afrique: Etudes politiques, économiques et sociologiques africaines ]aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
Nos. 223-224, 1984, pp. 29-47. of its ability to enjoy good relations with a black African state.
[Ostheimer, John M. "Political Development in Comoros," African Review ar-es-Salaam 3, No. 3, 2003, pp. 491-506.]
As a response, the Comoros developed relations with other countries. Comoran relations with Turkey are significant
[Contes et mythes de Madagascar et des Comores. Paris: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, 1987. Culture des lies et développement. Paris: UNESCO, 1991.] because Turkey is the third largest provider of aid, consisting of development funding
for updating the fisheries infrastructure and building highways.
Economic relations
* Trade volume between the two countries was 21.1 million USD in 2019.
* Turkey provides development and technical assistance to the Comoros through its
TIKA coordination office in Moroni.
Educational relations
* The two countries signed an educational agreement that allows junior diplomats from the Comoros to get trained in Turkey.
* Turkey provided Türkiye Scholarships, which provides funding for undergraduate degrees in Turkey, to 127 students from the Comoros.
See also
*
Foreign relations of Comoros
*
Foreign relations of Turkey
Physically bridging Europe and Asia, Turkey is a secular country that has pursued a Western-oriented foreign policy.Robins, Philip. Turkey and the Middle East. London: Royal Institute of International Affairs and New York: Council on Foreign R ...
References
Further reading
* Baum, Dan. "The Comoros Connection," Africa Report, 34, No. 1, January-February 1989, p. 49.Bouvet, Henri. Les problèmes deformation aux Comores. Paris: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, 1985.
* Boxhall, Peter. "Arabian Seafarers in the Indian Ocean," Asian Affairs
ondon 20, 1989, pp. 287-95.
* Carver, Richard. "Called to Account: How African Governments Investigate Human Right Violations," African Affairs
ondon No. 89, July 1990, pp. 391-415.
* Charpantier, Jean. "Le pouvoir d'Ali Soilih Ngazidja, 1975- 1978," L'Afrique et l’Asie moderne
aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
No. 157, 1988, pp. 70- 89.
* Charpantier, Jean. "Le regime d'Ali Soilih Moroni, 1975-1978: Analyse structurelle (premiere partie)," Le mois en Afrique: Etudes politiques, économiques, et sociologiques africaines
aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
Nos. 219-220, 1984, pp. 32-50.
* Charpantier, Jean. "Le regime d'Ali Soilih Moroni, 1975-1978: Analyse structurelle (deuxième partie)," Le mois en Afrique: Etudes politiques, économiques, et sociologiques africaines
aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
Nos. 221-222, 1984, pp. 3-22.
* Charpantier, Jean. "Le regime d'Ali Soilih Moroni, 1975-1978: Analyse structurelle (troisième partie)," Le mois en Afrique: Etudes politiques, économiques et sociologiques africaines
aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
Nos. 223-224, 1984, pp. 29-47.
* Church, R.J. Harrison. "The Comoros." pp. 277-88 in Africa South of the Sahara, 1994. (23d ed.) London: Europa, 1993.
* Contes et mythes de Madagascar et des Comores. Paris: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, 1987. Culture des lies et développement. Paris: UNESCO, 1991.
* Damir, Ben Ali. Traditions d'une ligne royale des Comores. Paris: Harmattan, 1985.
* Davis, Bruce E. "Quality of Life in Small Island Nations in the Indian Ocean," Human Ecology, 14, No. 4, 1986, 453-71.
* Decracne, Philippe. "L’archipel des Comores face a la montée des perils," L'Afrique et I'Asie moderne
aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
No. 159, 1988, pp. 52-61, 89.
* Documents comoriens (annual). Paris: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, 1982-93.
* Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies for Adjustment, Revitalization, and Expansion. Washington: World Bank, 1988.
* Etudes sur les Comores et I'Islam en I'honneur de Paul Guy. Paris: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, 1985.
* Flobert, Thierry. Les Comores: Evolution juridique et socio-politique. (Travaux et mémoires de la Faculté de Droit et de Science Politique d'Aix-marseilles: Centre d'etudes et de recherches sur les sociétés de l'Ocean Indien, 1976.
* Gaspart, Claude. "The Comoro Islands since Independence: An Economic Appraisal," Civilizations
russels29, Nos. 3-4, 1979, pp. 293-311.
* Griffin, Michael. "The Perfumed Isles," Geographical Magazine
ondon No. 58, October 1986, pp. 524-27.Griffin, Michael. "The Politics of Isolation," Africa Report, 33, No. 1, January-February 1988, pp. 52-55.
* Harrison, Selig S., and K. Subrahmanyam (eds.). Superpower Rivalry in the Indian Ocean: Indian and American Perspectives. London: Oxford University Press, 1989.
* Hartley, Aidan. "Paradise Lost," Africa Report, 35, No. 2, March-April 1990, pp. 37-40.
* Martin, B.G. "Arab Migrations to East Africa in Medieval Times," InternationalJournal of African Historical Studies, 7, No. 3, 1974, pp. 367-90.* Martin, Jean. "L'affranchissement des esclaves de Mayotte, decembre 1846-juillet 1847," Cahiers des etudes africaines
aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
16, Nos. 1-2, 1976, pp. 207-33.
* Martin, Jean. "Les debuts du protectorat et la révolte servile de 1891 dans rile d'Anjouan," Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer
aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
60, No. 218, 1973, pp. 45-85.
* Moines, Jacques. "Ocean Indien et progressisme," L'Afrique et I'Asie moderne
aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
No. 123, 1979, pp. 3-23.
* Newitt, Malyn. The Comoro Islands: Struggle Against Dependency in the Indian Ocean. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1984.
* Ostheimer, John M. "Political Development in Comoros," African Review
ar-es-Salaam 3, No. 3, 2003, pp. 491-506.
* Terrill, W. Andrew. "The Comoro Islands in South African Regional Strategy," Africa Today, 33, No. 2, 2d/3d quarters 1986, pp. 59-70.
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Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
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