Turkey–Venezuela relations

Turkey–Venezuela relations refer to foreign relations between the Republic of Turkey and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Turkey-Venezuela relations

Turkey
Venezuela

Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Venezuela were established in 1950. Due to the geographical distance and the fact that the two countries focused more on their own geography, relations stayed limited until 2016 and onwards.[1] Following the death of Hugo Chávez in March 2013, Turkish Deputy PM Beşir Atalay attended the funeral and said that the death of the late Venezuelan President shook across Latin America. The visit to Venezuela by Deputy PM Atalay was marked as highly important for its future relations with Venezuela.[2]

Following the increasing economic partnership between Venezuela and Turkey in October 2016, Turkish Airlines started offering direct flights from December 2016 connecting between Caracas to Istanbul (via Havana, Cuba) in an effort to "link and expand contacts" between the two countries.[3]

The relations have started to develop with recent developments and high level mutual visits. The first official visit between the two countries at presidential level was in October 2017 when Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro visited Turkey. In December 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Venezuela and did not support the claim of Juan Guaidó a month later.[4]

Reuters reported that in 2018, 23 tons of mined gold were taken from Venezuela to Istanbul.[5] In the first nine months of 2018, Venezuela's gold exports to Turkey rose from zero in the previous year to US$900 million.[6]

Following the 2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt, Erdoğan condemned the actions of Guaidó, tweeting "Those who are in an effort to appoint a postmodern colonial governor to Venezuela, where the President was appointed by elections and where the people rule, should know that only democratic elections can determine how a country is governed".[7][8]

Turkey has an honorary consulate in Maracaibo with an embassy in Caracas. Venezuela has an embassy in Ankara as well as a consulate in Istanbul.

Diplomacy

Presidential visits
Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
President Nicolás Maduro President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan World Energy Congress, Istanbul October 9–13, 2016[9]
President Nicolás Maduro President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara October 5–6, 2017 [10]
President Nicolás Maduro President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara December 13, 2017[11]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President Nicolás Maduro Palacio de Miraflores, Caracas December 3, 2018[12]

See also

References
  1. "Türkiye - Venezuela Siyasi İlişkileri". mfa.gov.tr. T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı. 22 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "Turkish Deputy PM:Chavez's Death Shook Latin America". Turkishny.com. 9 March 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. "Turkish Airlines starts direct Istanbul-Havana-Caracas flights". EFE. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. "Turkey's Erdogan visits Venezuela, vows to enhance ties". 4 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. Pons, Corina and Mayela Armas (27 February 2019). "Exclusive: Venezuela removed 8 tons of central bank gold last week - legislator". Reuters. Retrieved 20 March 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  6. Rampton, Roberta and Steve Holland (1 November 2018). "Trump signs sanctions order targeting Venezuela's gold exports". CNBC. Reuters. Retrieved 2 April 2018.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  7. "Maduro ally Turkey berates Venezuelan opposition for uprising call". Yahoo News. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  8. "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan". Twitter. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. "Relations between Turkey and Venezuela". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  10. "Relations between Turkey and Venezuela". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  11. "Relations between Turkey and Venezuela". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  12. "Relations between Turkey and Venezuela". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
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