South Africa–Turkey relations
Appearance
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South Africa |
Turkey |
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| Diplomatic mission | |
| Embassy of South Africa, Ankara | Embassy of Turkey, Pretoria |
South Africa–Turkey relations are the current and historical relations between the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Türkiye.
Political relations
[edit]- 1991 - Formal diplomatic relations established at consular level.[1]
- 1992 - Relations upgraded to ambassadorial level, consulates closed.
- 1994 - South Africa and Turkey normalize relations after the end of apartheid.[2]
- 1998 - Turkey opens Consulate General in Cape Town.
- 2024 - Turkey joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).[3][4][5]
Economic relations
[edit]Cultural relations
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- 1 2 3 Aydin 2003, p. 1
- 1 2 Aydin 2003, p. 3
- ↑ "Bolivia joins South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ↑ Al Jazeera Staff. "Turkey submits ICJ bid to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ↑ AP and ToI Staff. "Turkey submits bid to join South Africa genocide case against Israel". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ↑ "TURKEY AND SOUTH AFRICA: TOWARDS THE SECOND DECADE" (PDF).
- ↑ Aydin 2003, p. 1
References
[edit]- Aydin, Ali Kemal (March–May 2003), "Turkey and South Africa: Towards the Second Decade" (PDF), Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs, 8 (1): 1–5
- Orakçı, Serhat (October 2007), A Historical Analysis of the Emerging Links between the Ottoman Empire and South Africa between 1861-1923 (PDF), University of Johannesburg, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-31
