Türkiye and Algeria share common history as well as deep-rooted cultural and
brotherly ties. Bilateral relations has gained impetus over the past years.
The “Friendship and Cooperation Agreement”, which was signed during the
visit of the then Prime Minister Erdoğan to Algeria in 2006, is a strong
foundation on which bilateral relations are based. During the visit of
President Erdoğan to Algeria in February 2018, various aspects of the
bilateral relations were taken up and both sides have reiterated their
readiness to further deepen bilateral ties.
Algeria is one of our leading trade partners in Africa. Energy and
construction constitute main pillars of economic relations. In the economic
field, our bilateral relations have reached a satisfactory level. Türkiye
has 3.5 billion dollar worth of investments in Algeria, which makes her as
one of the top investor countries and the largest foreign supplier of
employment in Algeria.
We continue to encourage our businesspersons to invest in Algeria. Turkish
construction firms are working inter alia on cultural restoration sites,
such as Kechiova Mosque and Casbah neighborhood in the capital. The
historical Kechiova Mosque underwent renovation and was re-opened to the
public on 9th April 2018.
Based on the Protocol signed between Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Center and
Algeria-2 University, Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Center contributes to our
bilateral cultural relations and provides Turkish language courses in
Algeria-2 University.
There are parliamentary friendship group between Türkiye and Algeria. A
delegation led by Ambassador Volkan Bozkır, Head of Foreign Affairs
Commission of the Grand Turkish National Assembly paid an official visit to
Algeria on 24-27 December 2017 upon the invitation of Si Afif, Head of
Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Migration Commission of People’s National
Assembly of Algeria. Mr. Si Afif in return visited Türkiye on 2-5 May 2018
as the head of an Algerian parliamentary group.
Algeria is the largest country in Africa covering an area of 2.381.741
square km and possesses a sizable amount of natural gas and petroleum
deposits, which makes it the fourth biggest economy in the region. Apart
from that, Algeria is one the most important trade partners for Türkiye in
the region and holds a critical position in diversifying our energy
sources. In this regard, Algeria is Türkiye’s fourth natural gas supplier
after Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan. Algeria also offers attractive
investment opportunities for Turkish companies operating in the food
sector.