Mauritania and Turkey have had diplomatic relations since the 1960s, following Mauritania's independence from France. Mauritania has an embassy in Ankara and Turkey has an embassy in Nouakchott which reopened in 2011. Turkey and Mauritania have had a good relationship based on religious and historical backgrounds, despite Mauritania never being under the Ottoman Empire.

History

Throughout the 1960s, Mauritania's main pro-French foreign policyConstentin, Francois, and Christien Coulon. "Les relations internationales de la Mauritanie." pp. 323-60 in Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes sur les Sociétés Méditerranéennes and Centre d'Etudes d'Afrique Noire (eds.), Introduction a la Mauritanie. Paris: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2009. objective was preserving its independence in the face of Moroccan irredentism.de Benoist, J. R. "La Mauritanie entre deux oceans et deux Afriques," Croissance desjeunes nations [Paris], No. 242, September 1982, pp. 11-15.

Through the early 1970s, Mauritania continued to play the role of bridge between the Maghrib and sub-Saharan Africa.Santucci, J.-C. "La Mauritanie dans les relations inter-Maghrébines." pp. 361-82 in Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes sur les Sociétés Méditerranéennes and Centre d'Etudes d'Afrique Noire (eds.), Introduction a la Mauritanie. Paris: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2009.

Since late 1980s, Mauritania cultivated tiesLambelin, Charles. "New Mauritanian Strongman Tackles Economic Ills," Reuters North European Service, May 31, 1985. with Turkey as a possible source of aidVergara, Francisco. "L’économie de la Mauritanie et son développement." Pages 177-234 in Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes sur les Sociétés Méditerranéennes and Centre d'Etudes d'Afrique Noire (eds.), Introduction a la Mauritanie. Paris: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2009. and investment. Turkey, in return, has provided it with substantial amounts of economic aid and through TIKA funded the construction of hospitals, schools, power plants and roads.

Presidential visits Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit President Moktar Ould Daddah President Fahri Korutürk Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara 1974 President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz President Abdullah Gül Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara 2010 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Presidential Palace, Nouakchott February 28, 2018

Economic relations

Trade volume between the two countries was 245 million USD in 2019.

There are direct flights from Istanbul to Nouakchott.

See also

Foreign relations of Mauritania Foreign relations of Turkey

References