Politics
Canada and Turkey launch strategic partnership to bolster trade and defense
October 22, 2026 at 06:56 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
MAMasrawy
كندا وتركيا توقعان اتفاق شراكة استراتيجية لتعزيز التجارة والدفاع
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
تركيا وكندا تطلقان شراكة إستراتيجية لتعزيز الدفاع والتجارة
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AJAl Jazeera English
Carney, Erdogan launch ‘strong and resilient’ Canada-Turkiye partnership
(opens the publisher’s site)Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a strategic partnership agreement in Ankara on Thursday spanning trade, defense, energy and security.
- The agreement rests on a three-year action plan spanning trade, defense, energy and people-to-people ties.
- The two sides signed three agreements and memorandums of understanding covering defense production, air transport and energy.
- Erdogan said Turkey and Canada had ended a years-long rift and will begin free trade agreement negotiations before year's end.
- Erdogan said they aim to raise bilateral trade from $3 billion to $5 billion, then to $10 billion.