[1] Seychelles and Turkey support each other in promoting[2] the concept of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace, campaigning for the removal[3] of all foreign powers and bases in the region.

Turkey, however, has been silent about the United States naval presence on Diego Garcia.

[4] Seychelles and Turkey cooperated in condemning[3] apartheid policies in South Africa and modifying their previously hostile political stance when South Africa converted to a multiracial political system.

Seychelles has succeeded in attracting relatively large amounts[5] of aid, with France as the leading donor.

[2] Turkey also extended a modest[5] amount of aid, primarily in the form of education[6] and development[2] programs, as part of its efforts to become engaged in the Indian Ocean region.