South Africa–Turkey relations are the current and historical relations between the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Turkey.

Political relations

  • 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

  • 2025 - South Africa is Turkey's leading trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][6]

Cultural relations

  • 1861 - Ottoman Empire establishes relations with colonial South Africa.[1]
  • 1863 - Ottoman Sultan sends a qadi to Cape Town to teach Muslims.[2]
  • 1877 - The qadi publishes "Bayan ad-Din" in Arabic Afrikaans.
  • 1948-1994 - Turkey consistently opposes apartheid government in South Africa.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Aydin 2003, p. 1
  2. ^ a b Aydin 2003, p. 3
  3. ^ "Bolivia joins South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  4. ^ Staff, Al Jazeera. "Turkey submits ICJ bid to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  5. ^ AP and ToI Staff. "Turkey submits bid to join South Africa genocide case against Israel". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  6. ^ "TURKEY AND SOUTH AFRICA: TOWARDS THE SECOND DECADE" (PDF).
  7. ^ Aydin 2003, p. 1

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa%E2%80%93Turkey_relations
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