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Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban will visit Türkiye on October 8
Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Anita Orban will visit Türkiye on Thursday, October 8, and meet with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. During the visit, the first meeting of the Türkiye-Hungary Joint Planning Group will be held.
Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Anita Orban will arrive in Türkiye on Thursday, October 8. During her visit, Orban will meet with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
The first meeting of the Türkiye-Hungary Joint Planning Group is expected to be held during the visit. The group will oversee the implementation of decisions taken at meetings of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, coordinate the council's work and prepare subsequent meetings.
Economic and security agenda for the talks
During the meeting, Hakan Fidan is expected to view the goal of increasing bilateral trade to $10 billion as important for developing economic relations and mutual investments.
Fidan is expected to express satisfaction with strategic cooperation in energy, transport and connectivity, and emphasize the commitment to implementing new joint projects. The talks are also expected to address the importance of developing military and defense industry cooperation between Türkiye and Hungary.
Fidan is also expected to assess Hungary's active and constructive participation in the Organization of Turkic States and its contribution to developing interaction and cooperation between the Turkic world and Europe. The talks are also expected to include the message that Türkiye-European Union relations should be addressed on the basis of Europe's strategic and geopolitical realities.
EU relations and regional issues
The talks are expected to cover the modernization of the Customs Union, the visa liberalization dialogue and the European integration process within the framework of Türkiye-EU relations. Fidan is expected to stress the need for a forward-looking approach to relations based on mutual benefit and the principle of equal partnership.
Fidan is expected to express satisfaction with Hungary's continued support and constructive contribution to Türkiye's accession process to the European Union. The talks are also expected to include the message that Europe's security cannot be considered separately from Türkiye's capabilities and potential.
The sides are expected to exchange views on Türkiye's effective inclusion in the European Union's security and defense initiatives, the Russia-Ukraine war, the situation in Gaza and Palestine, the Balkans, Iran and developments around the Strait of Hormuz.
Economic data on Türkiye-Hungary relations
Bilateral trade between Türkiye and Hungary stood at approximately $5.1 billion in 2025. Turkish companies' total investments in Hungary amount to $231 million, while Hungary's total investments in Türkiye stand at $35 million.
Approximately 300 Turkish companies operate in Hungary, while around 100 Hungarian-capital companies operate in Türkiye. The two countries held joint events throughout 2024 as the Turkish-Hungarian Year of Culture and throughout 2025 as the Turkish-Hungarian Year of Science and Innovation.
Establishment of the Joint Planning Group
The High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council was established between Türkiye and Hungary in 2013, elevating relations to the level of strategic partnership. At the council's sixth meeting, held in Budapest in 2023, relations were upgraded to the level of enhanced strategic partnership.
At the council's seventh meeting, held in Istanbul on December 8, 2025, the two countries decided to establish a Joint Planning Group co-chaired by their foreign ministers. The group's meetings are planned to be held once a year alternately in Türkiye and Hungary.
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