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Canada-Turkey strategic partnership development

Overview

Canada and Turkey have elevated their bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership following a meeting in Ankara between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The partnership focuses on four pillars: trade and investment, defense and security, energy, and people-to-people ties.

To implement this alliance, the nations adopted a three-year action plan and signed cooperation agreements in energy, defense, and air transport. The air transport agreement includes increasing weekly passenger flights between the two countries from 12 to 21 and providing unlimited capacity for cargo flights. Economic goals include increasing bilateral trade from approximately $3 billion to $5 billion in the short term, with a medium-term target of $10 billion. Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are scheduled to begin in Ankara from November 30 to December 4, 2026.

Further diplomatic developments include a strategic cooperation agreement between Türk Eximbank and Export Development Canada to support joint projects in third-country markets, including Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. In the energy sector, discussions have highlighted the potential for AtkinsRéalis to supply Candu nuclear reactors for planned Turkish power plants, with Prime Minister Carney indicating the bid has “good chances” of success. This technology faces competition from bids by South Korea, Russia, China, and Japan for Turkey’s third nuclear power plant project.

Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat characterized the relationship as a “new era,” noting that the Canadian Prime Minister’s visit marked the first official state visit to Turkey in 83 years.

Entities

AtkinsRéalis · NATO · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Ömer Bolat · Canada

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Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 6 sources
    Turkey advances trade relations with Canada, Slovakia, and EU

    Trade Minister Ömer Bolat announced trade growth with Slovakia, upcoming FTA negotiations with Canada, and progress on Customs Union updates with the EU.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 27 sources
    Canada and Turkey establish strategic partnership

    Canada and Turkey have launched a strategic partnership and scheduled free-trade negotiations for late November 2026, focusing on defense, energy, and increased air connectivity.

Sources

alaraby.co.uk · alkuwaitnews.net · baskentgazete.com.tr · bazaartimes.com · bloombergHT.com · businessdaily.gr · canadanewsmedia.ca · cheknews.ca · cnbce.com · dunya.com · gazeteyenisoz.com · greeknewsondemand.com · haber7.com · haberaktuel.com · infobae.com · jewishpostandnews.ca · kahramanmarasgazetesi.com.tr · makpress.mk · malatyaguncel.com · militaire.gr · military-stuff.org · newmoney.gr · newsit.gr · okazalyoum.com · pipelineonline.ca · sanayigazetesi.com.tr · sondakika.com · toronto.citynews.ca · yenisafak.com

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