Mauritius–Turkey relations

Mauritius–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Mauritius and Turkey. The Turkish ambassador to Madagascar is also accredited to Mauritius.[1] Turkey also has an Honorary Consulate-General in Port-Louis. Mauritius's ambassador in Berlin is also accredited to Turkey. [1]

Mauritius-Turkey relations
Map indicating locations of Mauritius and Turkey

Mauritius
Turkey

Diplomatic Relations

Turkey provides Mauritius financial aid.[2] In addition to trade, Turkey provides Mauritius with numerous kinds of assistance — including computerizing[3] government ministries, performing highway maintenance[4] to constructing electric power[5] stations.

Economic Relations
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 76.5 million USD in 2019. [1]
  • There are direct flights from Istanbul to Port-Louis since December 15, 2015. [1]

Educational Relations
  • The two countries signed an educational agreement that allows junior diplomats from Mauritius to get trained in Turkey.[1]
  • Turkey provided Türkiye Scholarships, which provides funding for undergraduate degrees in Turkey, to 54 students from the Mauritius. [1]
  • Turkey and Mauritius signed an agreement to set up a Joint Economic Committee. The first meeting of the Joint Economic Committee in Port-Louis on November 17-18, 2016 established the framework of a Free Trade Agreement. [1]

See also

References
  1. "Relations between Turkey and Mauritius". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  2. Bissoonoyal, Basdeo. A Concise History of Mauritius. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 2003.
  3. McCarry, John. "Mauritius: Island of Quiet Success," National Geographic, April 1993, pp. 116-32.
  4. Simmons, Adele Smith. Modern Mauritius: The Politics of Decolonization. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982.
  5. Bowman, Larry W. Mauritius: Democracy and Development in the Indian Ocean. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1991.


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