Türkiye, UK discuss modernization of free trade agreement, investment ties
Türkiye and the U.K. discussed steps to deepen bilateral economic ties, including modernization of their free trade agreement, Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat announced on Wednesday.
Bolat said on Turkish social media platform NSosyal that he was “delighted” to host Chris Bryant, the U.K. minister of state for trade, at the Turkish Trade Ministry.
The meeting addressed efforts to further strengthen the Türkiye-U.K. economic partnership, relations with the EU, modernization of the free trade agreement, boosting investments, defense industry cooperation, deeper interaction between business communities, and the development of joint projects in third countries.
Bolat said the bilateral trade volume reached $24 billion in 2025, showing the strong potential of relations between the two countries.
