10 January 2023
On Tuesday, 10 January 2023, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Naledi Pandor hosted her Türkiysh counterpart, Mr Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, for Political Consultations, at OR Tambo Building, Pretoria.
South Africa and Türkiye maintain strategic bilateral political, economic and cultural relations since 1991.
Bilateral trade between the two countries has seen a gradual growth over recent years. During the period April to November 2022, South African exports to Türkiye increased by approximately 18 percent.
Türkiye remains a key investment partner for South Africa and has already invested in several projects with direct capital investment estimated at about R156.80 million over the past decade.
During the Investment Conference hosted in March 2022 by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Defy, owned by the Türkiysh-based company Arçelik, declared a R317 million pledge towards its goods manufacturing plant in the province of KwaZulu Natal.
In September 2022, Türkiye was the single largest country contributor at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Expo with 25 companies, doubling the space it had in 2018.
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Photo Credit: Department of International Relations and Cooperation, SA