In 1991, Türkiye was one of the first countries to recognise Kazakhstan's independence. Since then, our bonds of brotherhood stemming from our shared history and our cultural and spiritual roots have grown stronger with each passing day. The history of our traditions of friendship and spiritual unity goes back a very long way. Since the 2000s, bilateral relations have reached a new historical level. Thanks to the institutional mechanisms we have established in the political, economic, and cultural fields, cooperation has begun to yield more concrete and productive results. Our cooperation in the...
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The presidents of Kazakhstan and Türkiye signed a joint declaration pledging to foster long-term friendship and strategic partnership. Kassym Jomart Tokayev and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held the sixth meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Astana. The parties discussed cooperation in economic, cultural, and humanitarian areas. Erdoğan stated at the event that they have reaffirmed their goal of increasing trade volume between the two countries to 15 billion USD. Erdoğan stated, "We consider it important to ensure the implementation of the 67-point action plan adopted at the 14th term meeting of the Intergovernmental Joint Economic Commission,...
The Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan visited the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yassawi. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of Türkiye presented the mausoleum with a handwritten Qur'an created by Ottoman calligrapher Ahmed Şemseddin Karahisârî. Presidents Kassym Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, İlham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, SadyrJaparov of Kyrgyzstan, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan visited one of the shrines of great spiritual, historical, and...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of Türkiye became the first person to be awarded Kazakhstan’s new order, the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Order. The award ceremony took place in Astana, where the Turkish leader had arrived for an official visit after meeting with Kazakhstan's President Kassym Jomart Tokayev. The Order was presented to Erdoğan by Tokayev. Previously, during an expanded meeting, Tokayev stated that this order would be a vivid expression of the genuine respect felt by the people of Kazakhstan. Tokayev noted in a statement at the award ceremony that under Erdoğan, T...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday that Türkiye does not have a problem with agricultural production and food supply security amid regional conflicts. Speaking at a World Farmers' Day event in the capital Ankara, Erdogan said the country has remained vigilant to ensure that "the conflict deeply affecting Iran" and Gulf countries does not impact Türkiye's agricultural production. "We had already secured fertilizer and fertilizer raw material supplies. Our fertilizer stocks are at sufficient levels," he said. He added that Türkiye currently faces no food security issues thanks to the government's agricultural planning and support...
Agreements signed at SAHA EXPO 2026, Türkiye's premier defense and aerospace exhibition, generated a business volume of 8 billion U.S. dollars, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday. Speaking at the event in Istanbul, Erdoğan emphasized that 6 billion of the total came from direct export-oriented deals, highlighting the "growing global trust" in Turkish-made defense technologies, from unmanned aerial vehicles to naval systems. "The Turkish defense industry has evolved into a sought-after and preferred ecosystem on a global scale," he said. This year's fifth edition of the expo brought together 1,763 companies, including 1,500 domestic and 263 foreign participants, with 203 products unveiled for the...
According to a report by Report News Agency, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar of Türkiye stated in remarks to journalists at the 5th SAHA 2026 International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition held in İstanbul that Türkiye has exemplary energy cooperation with Azerbaijan in the field of energy. Bayraktar emphasised that the cooperation carried out with Azerbaijan contributes not only to Türkiye’s but also to the natural gas markets of the entire region, stating, "We are carrying out highly significant projects through oil and natural gas pipelines. Today, as two brotherly countries, we are also making...
According to a report by the Report News Agency, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of Türkiye said in his speech at the closing ceremony of the SAHA 2026 International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition that Türkiye has become a reliable country in the defence industry. The President of the Republic of Türkiye stated that more than 200 new weapons were showcased for the first time at "SAHA 2026", adding, "We are very pleased with this. Our goal is for Türkiye to produce all types of equipment in the defence industry with its own capabilities. Efforts in this...
Presidency's Head of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye, Burhanettin Duran, announced on Wednesday that Türkiye will host the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026. In a statement shared on the social media platform X, Duran said: “The NATO Summit to be held in Ankara on 7–8 July is not merely a diplomatic gathering; it is a critical threshold that will shape the future of the global security architecture.” Recalling that under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Türkiye continues to play a decisive role in the global order as an actor that assumes responsibility, produces...