Turkey and Germany must focus on joint defence projects, Erdogan says
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Erdogan calls for Turkey and Germany to focus on joint defence projects, addressing procurement issues amid changing European security conditions.
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey and Germany have high potential in the defence industry and must focus on joint projects, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ankara.
"In light of the changing security conditions in Europe, we must leave behind problems in the procurement of defence industry products and focus on joint projects," Erdogan said.
Merz was making his inaugural visit to Turkey to discuss bilateral relations, foreign policy, and cooperation on economics, migration, and security.
(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay; Writin by Daren Butler; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)
The article discusses Erdogan's call for Turkey and Germany to collaborate on joint defence projects.
It addresses procurement issues and adapts to changing security conditions in Europe.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Turkey to discuss bilateral relations and security.
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