The relationship between Turkey and Burundi has been very limited until 2000. Turkey has been an importer of Burundi's coffee and has offered some international aid and assistance.[2]
During the Cold War, and especially in the 1960s, relations between Turkey and Burundi cooled because of the latter's relationship with communistChina. However, this was very short-lived and relations improved later.[3] Relations soured[3] following the 1972 massacre.[4] In 2000, relations became closer when Turkish diplomatic corps strongly supported Arusha Accords.[5]
Economic relations
Trade volume between the two countries was 3.1 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 2.6/0.5 million USD).[6]
^"Relations between Turkey and Burundi". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, one country is a developing country. While Burundi is a least-developed country.
^Gildea, R. Y., and A. Taylor. “Rwanda and Burundi.” Focus 13, no. 6 (February 1993).
^ ab“L’Engrenage de la Violence au Burundi.” Revue Française d’Études Politiques Africaines 9 (July 1973): pp. 48–69.
^Morris, Roger, et al. Passing By: The United States and the Genocide in Burundi, 1972. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1993.
^Mpozagara, Gabriel. La République du Burundi. Paris: Éditions Berger-Levrault, 2009.
