Trade Minister Bolat: Türkiye, Uzbekistan take concrete steps toward $5 billion trade goal

Trade Minister Omer Bolat said Türkiye and Uzbekistan are taking concrete steps to reach the $5 billion trade target set by the two countries' presidents as soon as possible. Bolat, who posted on his NSosyal account, said bilateral trade stood at $3.1 billion in 2025.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, visiting for the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States, was hosted in Ankara by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In their presence, officials signed a protocol expanding the Turkey-Uzbekistan Preferential Trade Agreement and a protocol on advance exchange of information about goods and vehicles crossing borders. The leaders also agreed to set up a Turkey-Uzbekistan Business and Investment Council, chaired on the Turkish side by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz.

Bolat said Turkish contractors have 333 projects in Uzbekistan to date, worth more than $9.5 billion in total, and will keep supporting the country's development. The additional customs protocol is expected to speed up procedures and reduce waiting times at border gates.