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Carney to Meet Erdogan as Canada-Turkey Trade Talks Accelerate

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Turkey this month for a bilateral meeting with President Erdogan.
Canadian and Turkish trade ministers agreed this week to accelerate talks ahead of the leaders’ meeting.
The leaders may discuss free-trade negotiations launched at the July NATO summit in Ankara.
Carney pledged to double Canada’s non-U.S. trade within a decade after the August trade-talk collapse.

History

Historical Context

Since NAFTA began in 1994, Canada has signed FTAs with 51 countries, covering roughly 75% of its trade. The Canada-Turkey Free Trade Agreement, signed in 2019, removed most tariffs and lifted about $1.2 billion in duties, raising bilateral trade to $5.5 billion by 2022. Mark Carney’s 2024 Ankara visit and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s reception revive the 2019 launch as officials pursue a wider free-trade framework.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Turkey this month for a bilateral meeting with President Erdogan.
Canadian and Turkish trade ministers agreed this week to accelerate talks ahead of the leaders’ meeting.
The leaders may discuss free-trade negotiations launched at the July NATO summit in Ankara.
Carney pledged to double Canada’s non-U.S. trade within a decade after the August trade-talk collapse.

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