{
  "id": 16031353,
  "title": "Mark Carney lands in Turkey to forge a new partnership as Canada looks beyond the US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/mark-carney-lands-in-turkey-to-forge-a-new-partnership-as-canada",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T10:42:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/10/22/mark-carney-lands-in-turkey-to-forge-a-new-partnership-as-canada-looks-beyond-the-us"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stepped foot in Turkey on Thursday for a two-day visit aimed at establishing a fresh partnership, as Canada seeks to lessen its reliance on the United States. The visit marks the first bilateral trip by a Canadian prime minister to Turkey, even though Carney visited Ankara in July to attend the NATO summit. He is slated to converse with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other officials before journeying to Istanbul for discussions with Turkish business groups, as both nations endeavor to bolster trade ties.\n\nCanada's Ambassador to Turkey, Marcel Lebleu, disclosed in an interview with Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency that the primary objective of the visit was to \"launch a strategic partnership through a joint declaration by the two leaders.\" The talks will concentrate on collaboration in energy, nuclear power plants, sustainable mining, and the defense sector. Furthermore, negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countries will be held, Lebleu added.\n\nTurkey is in the process of constructing a second nuclear power plant along the Black Sea coast, alongside one currently being constructed by Russia’s Rusatom on the Mediterranean coast. In a reflection of improving relations, Canada lifted its ban on the export of weapons to Turkey in 2024, which it had imposed following Turkey's military interventions in Syria and Turkey's backing of Azerbaijan in its conflict against Armenia, including supplying equipment with Canadian-made components. According to a statement from Carney’s office, two-way trade between Turkey and Canada has surged by 50% over the past five years. During the visit, Carney will highlight prospects to \"expand that burgeoning trade relationship in priority areas, including energy, aerospace, advanced technologies, and mining and critical minerals.\"",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Turkey for a two-day visit.",
    "Visit aims to establish a new strategic partnership with Turkey.",
    "Talks focus on energy, nuclear power, sustainable mining, defense, and trade."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding bilateral cooperation in energy and defense signals Canada's strategic shift toward diversifying its economic dependencies away from the United States through new partnerships in the Middle East.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Mark Carney seeks closer Turkey ties. Will Trump object? Should Canada?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/mark-carney-seeks-closer-turkey-ties-will-trump-object-should-canada",
        "published": "2026-10-22T08:00:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Carney lands in Turkey for meetings with Erdogan, business leaders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/carney-lands-in-turkey-for-meetings-with-erdogan-business-leaders",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:12:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}