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SurinameâTurkey 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 between Suriname and Turkey have been improving consistently since the now infamous December murders.
On December 8, 1982 DĂ©si 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]
Guest | Host | Place of visit | Date of visit |
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Vice President Robert Ameerali | President Abdullah GĂŒl | Ăankaya KöĆkĂŒ, Ankara | March 6-9, 2013 [1] |
Suriname |
Turkey |
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SurinameâTurkey 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 between Suriname and Turkey have been improving consistently since the now infamous December murders.
On December 8, 1982 DĂ©si 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]
Guest | Host | Place of visit | Date of visit |
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Vice President Robert Ameerali | President Abdullah GĂŒl | Ăankaya KöĆkĂŒ, Ankara | March 6-9, 2013 [1] |