Türkiye recognized the Comoros after its independence and established
diplomatic relations in 1979. The Turkish Embassy in Antananarivo, which
has started its operations as of April 2010, is accredited to the Union of
the Comoros. The Embassy of the Comoros in Cairo is accredited to Türkiye.
The Comoros has an Honorary Consulate in Istanbul, while Türkiye has an
Honorary Consulate in Moroni.
As a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Comoros
has kept close relations with Türkiye on many occasions. The friendly
relations between the two countries manifest themselves in various
international organizations as well.
Mohamed El-Amine Souef, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Union of Comoros, attended the Extraordinary Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Islamic Summit Conference hosted by our country on May 18, 2018 in Istanbul.
As a manifestation of the good relations, Türkiye has become one of the
leading trading partners of the Comoros. The trade volume between the two
countries in 2018 was 18,3 million USD and in 2019 the trade volume
increased to 21,1 million USD. In 2020, the bilateral trade volume was 19
million USD (Export from Türkiye 14 million USD; import to Türkiye: 5 million
USD).
Türkiye is providing development and technical assistance to the Comoros
through TİKA, which established a Program Coordination Office in Moroni in
April 2017.
Turkish Government, within the framework of Türkiye Scholarships, is
allocating undergraduate and graduate scholarships to students from the
Comoros. Until now, 127 students from Comoros were granted scholarships.
Junior Diplomats from the Union of Comoros participate in the International
Training Program for Junior Diplomats, organized each year by the Diplomacy
Academy of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.