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Türkiye invites Chinese companies to invest in green industries
Türkiye’s trade minister invited Chinese companies to invest during a green development forum in Istanbul.
Ömer Bolat said Türkiye wants ties with China to move beyond buying and selling goods towards more investment and technology cooperation.
He named renewable energy, energy storage, electric mobility and low-carbon industry as possible areas for joint work.
Bolat said Türkiye aims to raise its wind and solar power capacity to 120 gigawatts by 2035.
The plan is part of Türkiye’s effort to meet its 2053 net-zero emissions goal and expand green industries.
He also pointed to investment incentives and called for more funding for businesses through green bonds and sustainable funds.
Türkiye’s Trade Minister Ömer Bolat invited Chinese companies to invest more in the country.
He made the appeal at the Türkiye-China Green Development Business Forum.
Bolat identified renewable energy, energy storage, electric mobility and low-carbon industrial technologies as areas for cooperation.
He said Türkiye aims to raise its installed wind and solar capacity to 120 gigawatts by 2035.
Bolat said the two countries should build a more balanced partnership based on mutual investment, technological cooperation and higher-value production.
- Who
- Türkiye’s Trade Minister Ömer Bolat invited Chinese companies to invest. Officials and businesspeople from both countries attended the forum.
- What
- Türkiye invited Chinese companies to invest in green industries and other areas of cooperation.
- When
- 9 November 2026.
- Where
- The Türkiye-China Green Development Business Forum in Beşiktaş, Istanbul.
- Why
- Türkiye aims to deepen economic ties through mutual investment, technological cooperation and higher-value production, beyond traditional trade.
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- Forum date
- 9 November 2026
- Forum location
- Beşiktaş, Istanbul
- Wind and solar capacity target
- 120 gigawatts by 2035
- Net-zero emissions target
- 2053
- Foreign investors and companies in Türkiye
- 89,000
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What people are saying
In this new period, relations between Türkiye and the People’s Republic of China should go far beyond a traditional buying-and-selling trade relationship.
We aim to transform our relations into a more balanced trade relationship and a sustainable partnership based on mutual investments, technological cooperation and value-added production.
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