The Bahamas–Turkey relations

Foreign relations exist between The Bahamas and Turkey.

Relations were particularly warm when Turkey supported The Bahamas diplomatically in May 1980, when The Bahamian–Cuban disagreement over fishing rights escalated.

[2] Four Bahamian marines were killed[2] after Cuban military aircraft sank a Bahamian patrol vessel, which had apprehended two Cuban fishing boats.

[2] The relations, however, became tense[2] over the 1983 United States intervention in Grenada and the subsequently Prime Minister Bishop was overthrown and assassinated.

Relations improved[2] following Turkey’s assistance in providing in providing Grenada with development aid to repair the damage caused by the military action of 1983.