Haiti–Turkey relations

Haiti–Turkey relations have been limited due to geographical distance until the opening of a Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[1]

Haiti-Turkey relations

Haiti
Turkey

The Embassy of Turkey in Santo Domingo is accredited to Republic of Haiti.[1]

After the earthquake, Turkey provided financial and in-kind aids that worth 1 million US Dollars each and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) provided financial aid and equipment worth US$124 million.[2]

In addition to the financial assistance, Turkey has allocated staff to MINUSTAH in Haiti since the beginning of its operation in 2004.[3]

Country comparison
 Haiti  Turkey
Flag
State Emblem / National Emblem
Population 11,439,646 83,154,997
Area 27,750 km2 (10,710 sq mi) 783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi)
Population density 382/km2 (989.4/sq mi) 105/km2 (271.9/sq mi)
Capital Port-au-Prince Ankara
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Current Leader President Jovenel Moïse
Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe		 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Vice President Fuat Oktay
Official languages French Turkish
Main religions 86.9% Christianity, 10.6% No religion 97.6% Islam, 1.1% Judaism, 0.3% Christianity
Ethnic groups 95% Afro-Haitians, 5% White Haitians 85% Turkish, 9% Kurdish 6% Others
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.503 (low)[4] — 169th 0.806 (very high)[4] — 59th
GDP (PPP) $19.979 billion ($1,819 per capita) $2.464 trillion[5] ($29,326 per capita)

Economic Relations
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$129.7 million in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 128.9/0.8 million USD).[1]

See also

References
  1. "Relations between Turkey and Haiti". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  2. "Haiti boosts health and education in the past decade, says new UNDP report". United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. "MINUSTAH Facts and Figures - United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti". 16 June 2016.
  4. "2019 Human Development Index Ranking | Human Development Reports". hdr.undp.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  5. "International Monetary Fund, Report on selected countries". International Monetary Fund.
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