Turkiye is aiming to achieve a $10 billion bilateral trade volume with Syria as part of its short and medium-term goals with the country, as relations with the new Syrian authorities continue to advance. According to Turkish media outlets, the head of the Turkiye-Syria Business Council for the Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), Ibrahim Fuat Ozcorekci, the trade volume between the two countries had reached $2.5 billion by 2024 – a sharp rise from the pre-civil war years when the trade volume reportedly numbered between $250 million and $300 million. Now, Ankara is apparently eyeing an even greater increase in that trade, hoping to reach up to $10 billion. Calling Turkiye a “natural partner” for neighbouring Syria in the […]
