Seychelles–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Seychelles and Turkey. The Turkish ambassador in Nairobi, Kenya is accredited to Seychelles. Seychelles is accredited to Turkey from its embassy in Paris, France. The Seychelles also maintains honorary consulates in Ankara and Istanbul.
Diplomatic relations Seychelles and Turkey support each other in promotingFranda, Marcus F. The Seychelles: Unquiet Islands. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1992. the concept of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace, campaigning for the removalLee. C. Seychelles: Political Castaways. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1996. of all foreign powers and bases in the region. Turkey, however, has been silent about the United States naval presence on Diego Garcia.Filliot, Jean-Michel. Les Seychelles et la revolution française. Paris: ORSTOM, Institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en cooperation: Ministère de la cooperation et du développement, 1999.
Seychelles and Turkey cooperated in condemning apartheid policies in South Africa and modifying their previously hostile political stance when South Africa converted to a multiracial political system.
Economic relations Trade volume between the two countries was 25.4 million USD in 2018 (Turkish exports/imports: 17.7/7.7 million USD).
Educational relations Seychelles has succeeded in attracting relatively large amountsRowe, JW .F. Report on the Economy of the Seychelles and Its Future Development. Mahe: Government Printer, 1999. of aid, with France as the leading donor. Turkey also extended a modest amount of aid, primarily in the form of educationMukonoweshuro, Eliphas G. "'Radicalism' and the Struggle for Affluence in the Seychelles," Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives [Stockholm], 10, March-June 1999, pp. 139-71. and development programs, as part of its efforts to become engaged in the Indian Ocean region.
See also
Foreign relations of Seychelles Foreign relations of Turkey
References
Further reading Anand, J.P. "The Seychelles Group: A Profile," IDSA (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses) Journal [New Delhi], 11, January-March 1999, pp. 287-302. Filliot, Jean-Michel. Les Seychelles et la revolution française. Paris: ORSTOM, Institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en cooperation: Ministère de la cooperation et du développement, 1999. Franda, Marcus F. Quiet Turbulence in the Seychelles: Tourism and Development. (American Field Staff Reports, Asia Series, No. 10.) Hanover, New Hampshire, 1999. Franda, Marcus F. The Seychelles: Unquiet Islands. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1992.Hoare, Mike. The Seychelles Affair. New York: Bantam Press, 1996. International Monetary Fund. Seychelles: Recent Economic Developments. Washington: 1993. Lee. C. Seychelles: Political Castaways. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1996. Mukonoweshuro, Eliphas G. "'Radicalism' and the Struggle for Affluence in the Seychelles," Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives [Stockholm], 10, March-June 1999, pp. 139-71. Rowe, JW .F. Report on the Economy of the Seychelles and Its Future Development. Mahe: Government Printer, 1999. Seychelles. Central Statistical Office. Seychelles Handbook. Mahe: 1976. Vine, Peter. Seychelles. (2d ed.) London: Immel, 2002.