Turkey and Canada launch three-year strategic partnership to boost trade, defence and security
Turkey and Canada announced a new strategic partnership, outlining a three-year plan that covers trade, energy, defence and diplomatic dialogue.
Turkey's Directorate of Communications said the strategic partnership with Canada is crucial amid growing geopolitical uncertainty and humanitarian challenges. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a three-year action plan built on four pillars: trade, investment and innovation; energy and climate cooperation; defence and security; and government-to-government and people-to-people dialogue.
The deal expands cooperation on trade, energy projects, and defence industry ties, highlighted by a new memorandum between Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries and Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs. Both governments will hold an annual Turkey-Canada Strategic Dialogue, continue joint economic and trade committee meetings, and coordinate on security issues in the Euro-Atlantic region, Ukraine, the South Caucasus and the Middle East, including Gaza.
They also agreed to enhance legal assistance, extradition cooperation, and cultural exchanges between their diasporas. Implementation will be overseen by the foreign ministers of each country.
Why it matters
The pact deepens economic and security ties between two NATO allies, shaping regional stability and trade opportunities.
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