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