[1] Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that efforts to open an embassy in Liberia’s capital Monrovia are underway.

American Colonization Society created Liberia as a home for freed U.S. slaves — and through this close connection, the U.S. continued to support Liberia economically and politically.

[3] Turkey declined to support Liberia during the Doe and Taylor administrations, which caused the death of more than 200,000 Liberians.

[4] Since the election of Harvard-trained President Sirleaf, relations between Liberia and Turkey improved considerably.

[3] Cooperating with[5] the consortium of the World Bank, the IMF and the African Development Bank, Turkey raised money to pay off Liberia’s US$3.4 billion foreign debt[6] and provided US$75 million in reconstruction and development assistance[6] to rebuild the country[5] following the First Liberian Civil War and Second Liberian Civil War.