Türkiye-Uganda Relations

The Turkish Embassy in Kampala and the Uganda Embassy in Ankara were inaugurated in 2010 and in respectively.

Relations between Türkiye and Uganda are developing steadily as a result of high level visits between the two countries and the willingness of both countries to work together.

H.E President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Uganda on May 31 - June 1, 2016. This visit was the first Presidential visit to Uganda from Türkiye and served to bolster the ties between the two countries.

H.E. Michael Werikhe Kafabusa, former State Minister for Trade of Uganda, participated the Türkiye-Africa Economy and Business Forum, held in İstanbul on 2-3 November 2016.

Türkiye’s bilateral trade volume with Uganda was 41 million USD in 2019.

Our trade volume with Uganda increased to 63 million USD in 2020; our exports were 54 million USD and our imports were 9 million USD in the same year.

As part of Türkiye Scholarships since 1992. 365 scholarships were granted to Ugandan students.