Turkey seeks to boost economic relations with Africa

ANKARA

Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) will head to three African countries as part of the Turkish president’s visit, which starts on Sunday, with 150 businessmen, the board president said on Friday.

Omer Cihad Vardan, the DEIK president, emphasized the importance of Turkish investments in sub-Saharan Africa.

“Turkish businessmen have not yet discovered the current huge economic market in sub- Sahara Africa,” Vardan said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Ivory Coast on Feb. 28-29, Ghana on March 1 and Nigeria on March 2.