Türkiye's next dated step in its 2027 trade agenda is a first round of free trade talks with Canada, as Ankara pursues wider export access through negotiations and existing agreements.
The 2027 Presidential Annual Program, published Oct. 27, makes overseas access for Turkish companies and stronger ties to international production networks central aims. It also identifies bilateral dialogue as a channel for improving market access and fair competition. These objectives sit alongside the program's individual negotiation and implementation steps.
Officials are directed to seek the resumption of the suspended Türkiye-Syria free trade pact. The program also calls for free trade negotiations with Japan and the Gulf Cooperation Council to continue, and lists work to update Türkiye's trade agreement with the United Kingdom. Those tracks would continue or renew existing processes rather than create a single new agreement.
The program calls for completing the steps needed to bring Türkiye's preferential trade agreement with the Maldives into force. It separately says preferential trade negotiations with Algeria and Indonesia should continue. The measures span a suspended pact, ongoing negotiations and an agreement moving toward implementation.
Beyond bilateral agreements, the program sets out work with the European Union on green supply chains. It also calls for stronger payment and logistics infrastructure to support e-commerce and digital exports. Together, the measures cover negotiations, agreement implementation and infrastructure for digital trade as parallel parts of export policy.
Canada's Prime Minister's Office announced that the first negotiating round will take place Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2026, in Ankara. The date follows the governments' July announcement that they would launch negotiations, with talks expected to continue into 2027. The schedule follows EconoTimes' earlier coverage of Canada's push for a free trade agreement with Türkiye.
