{"id":12246,"date":"2026-05-14T16:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=12246"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:33:23","slug":"erdogan-calls-for-stronger-turkiye-kazakhstan-cooperation-in-energy-trade-regional-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/erdogan-calls-for-stronger-turkiye-kazakhstan-cooperation-in-energy-trade-regional-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Erdo\u011fan highlights expanding T\u00fcrkiye-Kazakhstan economic, energy cooperation at business forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ASTANA, Thursday, May 14, 2026 (WNP):<\/strong> President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan on Thursday highlighted growing economic, energy, defence and trade cooperation between T\u00fcrkiye and Kazakhstan while addressing the closing session of the T\u00fcrkiye-Kazakhstan Business Forum in Astana.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>President Erdo\u011fan said Kazakhstan had emerged as the largest economy in Central Asia, recording 6.5 percent GDP growth in 2025 with foreign trade volume exceeding $145 billion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He noted that Kazakhstan had become T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s largest trading partner in the Turkic world, with bilateral trade approaching $10 billion last year.<\/p>\n<p>He said more than 750 Kazakh companies were operating in T\u00fcrkiye with investments nearing $2 billion, while both countries were striving to achieve a bilateral trade target of $15 billion in a sustainable and balanced manner.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to regional and global challenges, including conflicts, energy security concerns, artificial intelligence transformation and supply chain disruptions, Erdo\u011fan stressed the need for stronger cooperation among regional countries.<\/p>\n<p>He said T\u00fcrkiye and Kazakhstan had discussed opportunities in hydrocarbon production, transportation and critical minerals exploration, adding that Ankara sought to transport larger volumes of Kazakh oil to global markets through T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting defence cooperation, Erdo\u011fan said the two countries enjoyed strong strategic relations rooted in historical ties.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Erdo\u011fan highlights expanding T\u00fcrkiye-Kazakhstan economic, energy cooperation at business forum\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vmfo0-pgVDM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He also emphasized efforts to revive the Caspian-transiting Middle Corridor by integrating railway networks, port infrastructure and digital customs systems to strengthen Eurasian connectivity and competitiveness in the global economy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASTANA, Thursday, May 14, 2026 (WNP): President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan on Thursday highlighted growing economic, energy, defence and trade cooperation between T\u00fcrkiye and Kazakhstan while addressing the closing session of the T\u00fcrkiye-Kazakhstan Business Forum in Astana. President Erdo\u011fan said Kazakhstan had emerged as the largest economy in Central Asia, recording 6.5 percent GDP growth in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","category-asia","category-middle-east","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}