{"id":3760,"date":"2020-06-28T13:11:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T13:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/?p=3760"},"modified":"2020-08-06T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T12:05:22","slug":"strengthening-relations-between-turkey-and-africa-in-times-of-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/strengthening-relations-between-turkey-and-africa-in-times-of-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening relations between Turkey and Africa in times of coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3760\" class=\"elementor elementor-3760\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f891ba1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f891ba1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca62e10\" data-id=\"ca62e10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ada96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85ada96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turkey directed its diplomacy towards Africa in order to strengthen its relations with African countries on the basis of mutual benefits and mutual respect. In the last decade, Turkey increased the number of embassies in Africa from 12 to 42. In addition, the Turkish Government plans to open 10 more embassies in the coming years. In order to establish a long-term partnership, Turkey provides more scholarship for African students to study in Turkish universities. Moreover, Turkish Airlines are reaching to more destinations in Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893ab82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"893ab82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Medical-Aid-to-USA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3767\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Medical-Aid-to-USA.jpg 873w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Medical-Aid-to-USA-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Medical-Aid-to-USA-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Medical-Aid-to-USA-720x547.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo thanked Turkey for sending medical aid to the USA.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bb0506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bb0506\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9479e9f\" data-id=\"9479e9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8cbfaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8cbfaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turkey is committed to strengthen its relationship with African countries, in the good times and also in the bad times. During the coronavirus pandemic, Turkey did not hesitate to help African countries in fighting against the virus.\u00a0 Turkey has so far delivered aid to more than 80 countries around the globe to help their efforts in fight against the coronavirus outbreak. The countries that Turkey sent medical supplies include United States of America and United Kingdom as well. In Africa, Turkey sent medical and humanitarian aid to more than 10 countries, including South Africa, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57dbe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a57dbe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-medical-supplies-aid-coronavirus-to-UK.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3769\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-medical-supplies-aid-coronavirus-to-UK.jpg 862w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-medical-supplies-aid-coronavirus-to-UK-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-medical-supplies-aid-coronavirus-to-UK-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-medical-supplies-aid-coronavirus-to-UK-720x406.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A Turkish military cargo plane is being prepared to deliver medical supplies to UK.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-581700e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"581700e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-203d4f2\" data-id=\"203d4f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f7d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40f7d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turkey is helping African countries battle COVID-19<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24a6fe8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24a6fe8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe9e013\" data-id=\"fe9e013\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ceb95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76ceb95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turkey never hesitates to send medical supplies and humanitarian aid in the bad times of its partners. So far, Turkey sent medical aid to South Africa, Senegal, Somalia, Uganda, Lesotho, Mozambique, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Eswatini. The aid packages include necessary items in fighting the coronavirus pandemic: modern testing kits, medical masks, protective overalls, gloves, and disinfectants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09c16fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09c16fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a0795\" data-id=\"78a0795\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8caa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d8caa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-South-Africa-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3776\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-South-Africa-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-South-Africa-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-South-Africa-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-South-Africa-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid-720x405.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Turkey delivered medical aid to South Africa to be used in hospitals against the coronavirus outbreak.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b004c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b004c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9711f5\" data-id=\"e9711f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5d965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee5d965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Uganda-Coronavirus-Food-Aid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Uganda-Coronavirus-Food-Aid.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Uganda-Coronavirus-Food-Aid-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Uganda-Coronavirus-Food-Aid-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Uganda-Coronavirus-Food-Aid-720x405.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Turkey sent food aid to Uganda amid pandemic.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e7a2cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e7a2cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e4e9db\" data-id=\"5e4e9db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7b237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e7b237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Niger-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Niger-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Niger-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Niger-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Niger-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid-720x405.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Turkish medical and humanitarian aid reached Niger.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8bdb5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8bdb5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc321db\" data-id=\"fc321db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf403f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbf403f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Chad-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Chad-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Chad-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Chad-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Turkey-Chad-Coronavirus-Medical-Aid-720x405.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Turkish military cargo plane is scheduled to arrive Chad with medical supplies.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey directed its diplomacy towards Africa in order to strengthen its relations with African countries on the basis of mutual 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