The Turkish ambassador in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago is also accredited to Suriname.

[1] Diplomatic relations between Suriname and Turkey have been improving consistently since the now infamous December murders.

[2] The subsequent actions by Bouterse, which included setting fire[3] on the offices of the newspaper Vrije Stem caused a rupture in diplomatic relations between the two countries.

[2] Relations reached an all-time low after the telephone coup, when Bouterse dismissed the democratically-elected Nieuw Front voor Democratie en Ontwikkeling government in 1991.

[4] Diplomatic relations were normalized[5] with the election of Venetiaan, which re-established[6] relations with the Dutch and Turkey, which led to significant financial assistance[6] from the Dutch and Turkish governments.