Kazakhstan FM Tileuberdi: Ties with Türkiye developing steadily

Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Muhtar Tileuberdi spoke to Anadolu Agency ahead of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's official visit to Ankara and the 13th TDT Heads of State Summit to be hosted by Türkiye. Tileuberdi said relations with Türkiye had grown into an expanded strategic partnership covering political dialogue, trade, investment, energy, transport, industry, education and digital technologies.

He said bilateral trade in the first eight months of 2026 rose 66.5 percent from the same period last year to $5.66 billion, while Kazakhstan's exports to Türkiye nearly doubled to $4.75 billion. Turkish investment in Kazakhstan exceeds $6 billion and Kazakh investment in Türkiye exceeds $2.5 billion, he added.

Tileuberdi described the Ankara visit as a natural continuation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's state visit to Astana in May, when the Declaration on Eternal Friendship and Enhanced Strategic Partnership was signed. The priority, he said, is to turn existing political capital into concrete economic results and adapt the partnership to new international conditions.