# Carney’s balancing act in Turkey must include business, defence and human rights

https://mins.news/en/item/109097

- CBC News, 2026-10-21 08:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-trade-defence-turkey-human-rights-9.7389188?cmp=rss

> Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to Turkey to pursue closer trade, energy and defence ties with the strategically important NATO ally. The historic visit signals a reversal in relations once strained by a Canadian arms embargo, while Ankara’s crackdown on dissent tests Carney’s pledge to balance economic pragmatism with Canadian values.

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