Suriname–Turkey relations

Suriname-Turkey relations
Map indicating locations of Suriname and Turkey

Suriname
Turkey

Suriname–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Suriname and Turkey. The Turkish ambassador in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago is also accredited to Suriname.[1] Turkey has an honorary consulate in Paramaribo, while Suriname has honorary consulates in Ankara and Istanbul.[1]

Diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Suriname and Turkey have been improving consistently since the now infamous December murders.

On December 8, 1982 Dési Bouterse ordered a group of 13 dissidents, including a newspaper editor, two human-rights lawyers, executed, which came to be known as December murders.[2] The subsequent actions by Bouterse, which included setting fire[3] on the offices of the newspaper Vrije Stem caused a rupture in diplomatic relations between the two countries.[2]

Relations reached an all-time low after the telephone coup, when Bouterse dismissed the democratically-elected Nieuw Front voor Democratie en Ontwikkeling government in 1991.[4]

Diplomatic relations were normalized[5] with the election of Venetiaan, which re-established[6] relations with the Dutch and Turkey, which led to significant financial assistance[6] from the Dutch and Turkish governments.[5]

Presidential visits

Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
Suriname Vice President Robert Ameerali Turkey President Abdullah Gül Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara March 6-9, 2013[1]

Trade relations

  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$18.2 million in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: US$18.1/0.1 million).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Relations between Turkey and Suriname". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Hoefte, Rosemarijin. Suriname in the Long Twentieth Century. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2014.
  3. ^ Meel, Peter. “Towards a Typology of Suriname Nationalism.” New West Indian Guide 72 (3&4): pp. 257–281. 1998.
  4. ^ Menke, Jack. “Democracy and Governance in Multi-Ethnic Societies: The Case of Suriname.” in Governance in the Caribbean. Edited by Selwyn Ryan and Ann Marie Bissessar. UWI, St. Augustine: UWI School of Continuing Studies. 2013.
  5. ^ a b Timmermans, A. High Politics in the Low Countries. Functions and Effects of Coalition Agreements in Belgium and the Netherlands. 2003.
  6. ^ a b Menke, Jack. “Democracy and Governance in Multi-Ethnic Societies: The Case of Suriname.” in Governance in the Caribbean. Edited by Selwyn Ryan and Ann Marie Bissessar. UWI, St. Augustine: UWI School of Continuing Studies. 2013.

Further reading

  • Aldershot. Ashgate. “Coalition Governance in Belgium and the Netherlands: Rising Electoral Stability Against all Electoral Odds.” Acta Politica 41 (4): pp. 389–407. 2006.
  • Hoefte, Rosemarijin. Suriname in the Long Twentieth Century. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2014.
  • Meel, Peter. “Towards a Typology of Suriname Nationalism.” New West Indian Guide 72 (3&4): pp. 257–281. 1998.
  • Menke, Jack. “Democracy and Governance in Multi-Ethnic Societies: The Case of Suriname.” in Governance in the Caribbean. Edited by Selwyn Ryan and Ann Marie Bissessar. UWI, St. Augustine: UWI School of Continuing Studies. 2013.
  • Thomas, Martin. Crises of Empire: Decolonization and Europe's Imperial States. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. 2015.
  • Timmermans, A. High Politics in the Low Countries. Functions and Effects of Coalition Agreements in Belgium and the Netherlands. 2003.