Türkiye, US Make Progress Toward $100B Trade Target

Türkiye's Trade Minister Omer Bolat announced Friday that talks between Ankara and Washington have advanced toward their goal of boosting bilateral trade to $100 billion.

Bolat described his meeting with US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer in Washington, DC, as "productive," noting that they discussed Türkiye-US trade and economic relations in depth, The Caspian Post reports, citing Turkish media.

"We believe our meeting has strengthened our shared commitment to reaching $100 billion in trade," Bolat said. "Türkiye will continue to pursue a long-term, predictable, and mutually beneficial economic partnership with the United States."

Following this, Bolat also met with the US Chamber of Commerce and members of the business community.

"During our discussions, we explained to the business community Türkiye's steady economic growth, which has continued for 21 consecutive quarters, and its potential," Bolat said.

Stressing that Ankara is pleased with the support of American companies in developing the commercial and economic relations, he said: "Our joint efforts will mean more investment, more trade, and more employment for companies in both the United States and Türkiye."

Bolat also met with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and "comprehensively" discussed the commercial and economic dimensions of the Türkiye-US strategic partnership.

"We are fully committed to achieving the $100 billion trade volume target set by the leaders of both countries. In this context, we will speed up our joint work," he said.

Ankara believes that the two countries will strengthen the strategic partnership on "a much more solid foundation" based on mutual benefit, he added.