The significance of Turkey’s policy on Africa and the driving forces behind itSinem CengizShort Url https://arab.news/jgnr5Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reviews a color guard as President Adama Barrow of Gambia welcomes him to Banjul. Previously, Africa was a relatively unexplored aspect of Turkish foreign policy, compared with other regions. This new policy owed much to then Foreign Minister İsmail Cem’s multidimensional approach to foreign policy. At a time when Turkey’s policy in Libya is dominating the interest of the international media, it seems Ankara has decided to continue to push ahead with its Africa policy. Therefore culture, politics, the economy and security are the driving forces of Turkish policy approach to the continent.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 31, 2020 19:07 UTC