Pakistan Turkey Economic and Strategic Relations under Erdogan’s Administration

Abstract

Turkey is among the strong allies of Pakistan, which has supported Pakistan on international forums and both countries share strong defense, economic and strategic ties. These strong relations have gained new momentum under President Erdogan. With the changing world order and regional geopolitics, both States have realigned their foreign policies. The objective of this paper is to explore the strategic areas of cooperation between Turkey and Pakistan and assess that how Economic ties between Turkey and Pakistan grew under Erdogan. For this purpose, the study has adopted a qualitative methodology to comprehend the in-depth analysis. The past years have been embarked the increasing cooperation in all fields. Moreover, President Erdogan has been vocally supporting Pakistan’s Kashmir stance. Both countries have similar stances on the Kashmir and Cyprus conflicts. This implies that the stronger collaboration and close ties can not only bring about tremendous benefits for both, but act as a strong voice for the Muslim World.