Carney to Visit Türkiye October 21-24 in First Bilateral Trip by a Canadian PM
In Ottawa, Canada, the Prime Minister's Office announced on October 6 that Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Türkiye from October 21 to 24, visiting Ankara and Istanbul. It will be the first bilateral visit to Türkiye by a Canadian prime minister.
Carney will meet President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for talks covering energy and mining cooperation, climate action, defence and security, and people-to-people ties. In Istanbul, he will meet business leaders and investors to promote opportunities for Canadian companies.
The Prime Minister's Office says bilateral trade between Canada and Türkiye has grown by almost 50 percent over the past five years. Both countries are NATO members, and Carney was last in Ankara in July 2026 for the NATO Summit.
The trip is part of the Carney government's trade diversification agenda, as Canada works to expand economic ties with partners in Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific while reducing reliance on a single market.
Source: Office of the Prime Minister of Canada
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Photo: 土耳其首都安卡拉市区。/ Central Ankara, Türkiye. (Photo: bynyalcin, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
