Türkiye’s multidimensional strategy for Africa: characteristics, motivations and prospects

As Africa’s position in the international strategic landscape gradually rises, the participation and competition of traditional and emerging African powers are also rising. In recent years, Türkiye’s strategic investment in Africa has been increasing. Türkiye’s relations with Africa have made important progress in many dimensions, such as political exchanges, economic trade, military security cooperation, and soft power diplomacy, which have attracted extensive attention from the international community. The main motivations of Türkiye’s multidimensional strategy for Africa include seeking economic interests, pursuing diplomatic and military strategic autonomy, and highlighting Türkiye’s emerging power status and influence. In the future, Türkiye’s Africa strategy has both opportunities and challenges. Unlike Western countries, Türkiye’s multidimensional strategy towards Africa is more economic and non-interference, emphasizing equality and paying more attention to details, which has won the support and recognition of many African countries from the official to the public. This advantage and the uniqueness of Türkiye’s Africa strategy also laid a good foundation for the sustainable development of Türkiye-Africa relations. However, Türkiye’s Africa strategy also faces many challenges at the domestic and international levels, including Türkiye’s domestic economic support capacity, strategic firmness, the limit of participation, and competition and pressure from major powers outside the region.

Keywords: Africa, motivations, Multidimensional strategy, prospects, Türkiye