Turkey's Venture into Africa

... primarily due to Turkey’s increased activity in this area. The statistics speaks for itself. The President of Turkey R. Erdoğan has become an absolute record-breaker among leaders of non-African states by the number of visits on the African continent, Sub-Saharan African countries being the major focus. Until 2000’s these countries had been beyond the orbits of Turkish foreign policy. Stratfor Turkish Export to Sub-Saharan Africa R. Erdoğan made 30 trips to 23 African countries since his first visit ...