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Carney, Erdogan launch ‘strong and resilient’ Canada-Turkiye partnership

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a Canada-Turkiye Strategic Partnership during Carney’s two-day visit to Turkey. The partnership includes a three-year action plan with four pillars focusing on trade, defence, energy, and people-to-people ties. Trade targets include increasing bilateral trade from $3 billion to $10 billion over time and starting free trade negotiations by the end of the year. Both leaders emphasized the need for deeper cooperation in areas like Ukraine, South Caucasus, and the Middle East. Carney’s visit is part of Canada's efforts to diversify its international partnerships beyond the United States.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada signed a joint declaration with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 22, 2026, during his two-day visit to Turkey, marking the first dedicated bilateral visit by a Canadian prime minister. The declaration aims to deepen cooperation in four areas: defence, energy, economy, and social ties. Carney's visit is part of Canada’s strategy to reduce trade dependence on the United States amid escalating tensions with Washington. Bilateral trade between Canada and Turkey has risen nearly 50% over the past five years but still accounts for less than 0.3% of Canada’s total merchandise trade, valued at approximately C$4.34 billion ($3.09 billion). The two leaders also agreed to begin free trade agreement negotiations before year-end and launched a three-year action plan to elevate their relationship to the level of a strategic partnership.

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Ankara Canada Canadian Turkish Turkiye

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Canadian NORP · 6× Canada GPE · 5× Turkiye GPE · 5× Ankara GPE · 3× Carney PERSON · 3× Turkish NORP · 3× Erdogan PERSON · 2× Mark Carney PERSON · 1× Recep Tayyip Erdogan PERSON · 1× a Canada-Turkiye Strategic Partnership ORG · 1×

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He said the two sides had agreed to begin free trade agreement negotiations before the end of the year to boost trade and investment, adding that elevating Turkiye-Canada relations to the level of a strategic partnership would not be merely a symbolic step on paper. “We have today overcome the disconnect that had persisted between Turkiye and Canada for many years.
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🔮 They will also expand bilateral trade and investments in priority sectors including energy supply, defence production, aerospace, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have announced the launch of a Canada-Turkiye Strategic Partnership, backed by a three-year action plan. asserted
Carney → announce → plan
“In an increasingly complex global security environment, rising geopolitical uncertainties, and evolving humanitarian challenges, a strong and resilient Canada-Turkiye partnership is essential, providing a foundation to mitigate shared threats and capitalise on new opportunities,” said a statement by the two leaders on Thursday. asserted
statement → rise → Thursday
This comes as Carney is on a two-day visit to Turkiye, seeking to forge a new partnership as Canada looks to reduce its dependence on the United States. asserted
Canada → come → States
The partnership’s three-year action plan rests on four pillars: trade and investment; defence and security; energy; and ties between people, the statement said. asserted
statement → rest → people
On trade, investment and innovation, the two leaders agreed to “work toward successful conclusion of a Canada-Turkiye Free Trade Agreement”, it said. asserted
it → agree → Agreement
They will also expand bilateral trade and investments in priority sectors including energy supply, defence production, aerospace, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). asserted
They → expand → supply
On defence and security, the leaders “underlined their intent to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation”. asserted
leaders → underline → cooperation
They also agreed to “strengthen cooperation in support of peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic region and beyond including Ukraine, South Caucasus, and the Middle East, in particular Gaza”. asserted
They → agree → Ukraine
Meanwhile, energy ministers from both countries will work on areas such as LNG, nuclear energy and critical minerals. asserted
ministers → work → LNG
‘Launching a new era’ Speaking to reporters in Ankara alongside Carney on Thursday, Erdogan said the two countries “hope to increase our trade volume, which currently stands at around $3 billion, to $5 billion initially and then to $10 billion through the steps we will take”. asserted
we → launch → steps
He said the two sides had agreed to begin free trade agreement negotiations before the end of the year to boost trade and investment, adding that elevating Turkiye-Canada relations to the level of a strategic partnership would not be merely a symbolic step on paper. “We have today overcome the disconnect that had persisted between Turkiye and Canada for many years. asserted
that → say → years
Now we are launching a new era between Turkiye and Canada,” he said. asserted
he → launch → Turkiye
Canadian and Turkish leaders will convene next month in Ankara for the first round of trade talks, the joint statement said. asserted
statement → convene → talks
Carney is on the first bilateral visit by a Canadian prime minister to Turkiye, although he travelled to Ankara in July to attend the NATO summit. asserted
he → travel → summit
He was scheduled to meet with Erdogan and other officials before travelling to Istanbul for talks with Turkish business groups as the two countries seek to deepen trade ties. asserted
countries → schedule → ties
The Canadian prime minister has sought to diversify partnerships and reduce reliance on the US amid an escalating trade war with President Donald Trump, marked by US tariffs on Canadian goods, retaliatory measures by Canada and statements questioning Canadian sovereignty. asserted
minister → seek → sovereignty
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