Tanzania–Turkey relations

Tanzania–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Tanzania and Turkey. The Turkish embassy in Dar es Salaam first opened in 1979,[1] although the Ottoman Empire had previously opened a consulate in Zanzibar, now a part of Tanzania, on March 17, 1837.[1]

Tanzania-Turkey relations
Map indicating locations of Tanzania and Turkey

Tanzania

Turkey

Diplomatic relations

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Turkey had friendly relations[2] with Tanzania under the founding president Julius Nyerere, who cooperated with Turkey in opposing colonialism[2] and apartheid[2] in Africa. The relations became cooler[3] when Julius Nyerere allowed Che Guevera[3] to use Tanzania during his failed intervention in the Congolese civil war.[3]

After Julius Nyerere’s retirement, relations with Tanzania improved[3] because of Tanzania's progress in democratization[3] and social progress.

Bilateral Visits

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2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake

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Tanzania donated $1 million (Sh2.3 billion) for humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria as a return to Turkey for being an initiator in the Tanzania standard gauge railway project.[6]

Economic relations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Relations between Turkey and Tanzania". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  2. ^ a b c Nyerere, Julius. Ujamaa: Essays on Socialism. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.
  3. ^ a b c d e Wilson, Amrit. U.S. Foreign Policy and Revolution: The Creation of Tanzania. London: Pluto Press, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Relations between Türkiye and Tanzania / Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs". www.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  5. ^ "Tanzanian President To Arrive Turkey on Five-Day State Visit". 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. ^ Wetu, Mwandishi (24 March 2023). "Tanzania yatoa msaada Sh2.3 bilioni tetemeko la ardhi Uturuki" (in Swahili). Mwananchi. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

Further reading

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  • Barkan, Joel D. Beyond Capitalism vs. Socialism in Kenya and Tanzania. Boul- der, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 1994.
  • De Waal, Alexander, ed. Islamism and Its Enemies in the Horn of Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004.
  • Farer, Tom J. War Clouds on the Horn of Africa: A Crisis for Détente. New York: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1979.
  • Habte Selassie, Bereket. Conflict and Intervention in the Horn of Africa. New York: Monthly Review, 1980.
  • Henze, Paul. “Ethiopia and Eritrea: The Defeat of the Derg and the Establishment of New Governments.” In David R. Smock, ed. Making War and Waging Peace: Foreign Intervention in Africa. Washington, D.C.: United States Institute of Peace Press, 1993.
  • Kaplan, Robert D. Surrender or Starve: The Wars behind the Famine. Boulder, Colo.: Westview, 1988.
  • Lefebvre, Jeffrey A. Arms for the Horn: U.S. Security Policy in Ethiopia and Somalia, 1953–1991. Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1991.
  • Nyerere, Julius. Ujamaa: Essays on Socialism. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.
  • Ottaway, Marina. Soviet and American Influence in the Horn of Africa. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1982.
  • Patman, Robert G. The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa: The Diplomacy of Intervention and Disengagements. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
  • U.S. Foreign Policy and the Horn of Africa. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2006.
  • War Clouds on the Horn of Africa: The Widening Storm. New York: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1979.
  • Wilson, Amrit. U.S. Foreign Policy and Revolution: The Creation of Tanzania. London: Pluto Press, 2009.
  • Woodward, Peter. The Horn of Africa: Politics and International Relations. London: I.B. Tauris, 2002.