The Active Role Played by Türkiye in terms of South-South Cooperation within the Context of International Development Cooperation

Although Türkiye’s history of getting involved in South -South cooperation dates back to 1955 when Bandung Conference was convened, its engagement in terms of international development cooperation started after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc in the early 1990s. With its development cooperation agency- TİKA became operational since 1992, Türkiye has been in close cooperation with the Global South in the field of development cooperation and gained momentum from 2002 onwards by reaching out its friendly hands to Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. In the last ten years, backed by its unique position of being both a donor and recipient, Türkiye has been very active in sharing its experience with the other Southern donors through implementing projects in the third countries. This paper intends first of all to give readers an overall idea about South-South and Triangular Cooperation, then proceed to elaborate on Turkish experience in this regard within the context of international development cooperation with examples and analysis, and eventually present Türkiye’s persistent endeavors to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals.