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Daily Sabah (22 June 2026)

Zeynep Gizem Özpınar

Türkiye-Uzbekistan ties are evolving to strong economic cooperation, with growing trade, investment and regional integration.

Relations between Türkiye and Uzbekistan have undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years. Bilateral relations, which were once driven by rhetoric centered on cultural affinity and political solidarity, are now increasingly grounded in concrete economic foundations.

The Türkiye-Uzbekistan Business Forum, held in Tashkent on June 16 as part of the 5th International Tashkent Investment Forum, marked the latest stage in this transformation. Chaired by Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Jamshid Kuchkarov, the forum signalled a new phase aimed at deepening the economic dimension of the strategic partnership built between Ankara and Tashkent in recent years.

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