Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Visited Turkey

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paid an official visit to Turkey on October 22-23, 2026, meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The visit envisaged enhancing cooperation in the fields of defense industry, energy, economy, and diplomacy, and elevating relations to the level of a Strategic Partnership.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was welcomed with an official ceremony by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as part of his visit to Turkey. While the two leaders held one-on-one and inter-delegation meetings, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran announced that the visit was of a historical nature and that relations between the two countries were envisioned to be elevated to the level of a Strategic Partnership. It was noted that Carney is the first Canadian prime minister to pay a special bilateral visit to Turkey.

The visiting delegation included Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson. While a joint declaration is expected to be signed in the fields of defense, energy, economy, and diplomacy during the talks, nuclear energy, liquefied natural gas (LNG), unmanned aerial vehicles, and maritime systems stood out among the prominent topics. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that nuclear energy was one of the priority items on the agenda, and that it was planned to establish a working group to evaluate the possibility of CANDU undertaking the nuclear power plant project on the Black Sea coast.