Turkey vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Turkey and South Africa vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
63.8%
of 3,440 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 68.0% | 222 |
| 1950 | 61.5% | 278 |
| 1960 | 49.8% | 428 |
| 1970 | 42.4% | 278 |
| 1990 | 71.4% | 465 |
| 2000 | 70.4% | 881 |
| 2010 | 66.5% | 887 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 90.8% | 530 |
| Nuclear weapons | 56.6% | 491 |
| Disarmament | 63.1% | 631 |
| Colonialism | 61.5% | 545 |
| Human rights | 57.3% | 585 |
| Economic development | 63.7% | 372 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Turkey | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
R/61/175 Situation of human rights in Belarus: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | no | yes |
R/58/193 Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all hu | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/56/148 HUMAN RIGHTS, COERCIVE MEASURES | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/24R DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR | 2001-11-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Turkey and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Turkey and South Africa voted the same way in 63.8% of 3,440 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Turkey and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Turkey and South Africa are split: they voted the same way in 57.3% of 585 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Turkey and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Turkey voted "no" and South Africa voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).