Samoa–Turkey relations

Samoa–Turkey relations are foreign relations between Samoa and Turkey. The Turkish ambassador in Wellington, New Zealand, is accredited to Samoa since April 12, 1979.

Diplomatic relations Turkey and Samoa have friendly relations. Through TIKA, Turkey cooperatesGrattan, C. Hartley. The Southwest Pacific since 1900: A Modern History Australia, New Zealand, The Islands, Antarctica. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2020. with the European Investment Bank and JICA on the development of school buildings,"Schools in Micronesia Prior to American Administration." Pacific Studies 8, 1 (2014), pp. 95-109. district hospitalsAlkire, William H. An Introduction to the Peoples and Cultures of Micronesia. Menlo Park, CA: Cummings, 2017. and reductions of the financial burdenBrower, Kenneth. Micronesia: The Land, the People, and the Sea. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. on the Samoan Development Bank through loan forgiveness.

Turkey also contributes—US $60.5 million to date— to Samoa Development Bank's lending programs to farmers and fishermen at large.

Diplomatic Visits Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit Prime Minister Malielegaoi President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan World Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul May 23–24, 2016

Economic relations Trade volume between the two countries was negligible US$1 million in 2019.

See also Foreign relations of Samoa Foreign relations of Turkey

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