Guyana–Turkey relations

After years of limited bilateral relations due to geographic distance, Guyana’s relations with Turkey has recently developed through Turkey's relationship with CARICOM and CELAC.[1]

Guyanese-Turkish relations

Guyana
Turkey

In March 2014, Turkey participated in the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as a special guest. In July 2014, the First Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Turkey–CARICOM Consultation and Cooperation Mechanism took place in Istanbul with the participation of Guyana.[2]

Turkey regularly meets with CELAC at Foreign Ministers level, with Turkey–CELAC Foreign Ministers Meetings held in New York in September 2013, September 2015, September 2016 and in Istanbul on April 21, 2017. [2]

Country comparison
 Guyana  Turkey
Flag
State Emblem / National Emblem
Population 786,391 83,154,997
Area 214,970 km2 (83,000 sq mi) 783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi)
Population density 3.502/km2 (9.1/sq mi) 105/km2 (271.9/sq mi)
Capital Georgetown Ankara
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Current Leader President Irfaan Ali
Prime Minister Mark Phillips		 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Vice President Fuat Oktay
Official languages English Turkish
Main religions 63% Christianity, 24.8% Hinduism, 6.8% Islam 97.6% Islam, 1.1% Judaism, 0.3% Christianity
Ethnic groups 39.8% Indian, 29.3% Africans, 19.9% mixed 85% Turkish, 9% Kurdish 6% Others
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.670 (medium)[3] — 123rd 0.806 (very high)[3] — 59th
GDP (PPP) $13.506 billion ($17,163 per capita) $2.464 trillion[4] ($29,326 per capita)

Diplomatic Visits
Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
President Bharrat Jagdeo President Abdullah Gül Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara October 3, 2009[5]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara July 17-24, 2014[5]

Economic Relations
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 29.6 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 28.6/1.2 million USD).[5]

See also

References
  1. "Turkey's Relations with the Latin American and the Caribbean Countries". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  2. E. Ozdemir (2016). "Trading States and Reflections of Foreign Policy: Evidence from Turkish Foreign Policy". Procedia Economics and Finance, 38, 468–475.
  3. "2019 Human Development Index Ranking | Human Development Reports". hdr.undp.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  4. "International Monetary Fund, Report on selected countries". International Monetary Fund.
  5. "Relations between Turkey and Guyana". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
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