BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. Kazakhstan and Türkiye discussed ways to further strengthen their strategic partnership.
This was announced by the press service of the Kazakh MFA, following the meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Isagaliyev and Turkish Deputy Foreign Ministers Ayşe Berris Ekinci and Musa Kulaklıkaya in Ankara.
According to the ministry, the meeting focused on opportunities to expand bilateral cooperation across political, trade and economic, as well as cultural and humanitarian areas. "The parties exchanged views on the development of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and Türkiye, as well as on current issues on the regional agenda, and identified specific steps to implement the agreements reached at the highest and high levels," the statement of the ministry says.
The parties also identified practical steps to implement agreements reached at the highest and high levels. Particular attention was paid to cooperation within international platforms, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Organization of Turkic States.
Kazakhstan and Türkiye enjoy one of the closest partnerships in Eurasia, rooted in shared Turkic heritage and early diplomatic recognition. Türkiye was the first country to recognise Kazakhstan’s independence in December 1991, with formal diplomatic relations established on 2 March 1992. The relationship was elevated to a strategic partnership in 2009 and further upgraded to an enhanced (expanded) strategic partnership in 2022, institutionalised through the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council. In May 2026, the two presidents signed a Declaration on Eternal Friendship and Expanded Strategic Partnership, setting a bilateral trade target of $15 billion. Turkish companies have invested nearly $6 billion in Kazakhstan, and several thousand Turkish-linked firms operate there, while cooperation spans energy, transport and the Middle Corridor, defence industry, agriculture, digital technologies, culture and education, as well as close coordination within the Organisation of Turkic States and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
