Canada-Turkey fact sheet
Turkey
Official Title:
Republic of Turkey
General Information
Capital: Ankara
Population (million): 83.02
Total Area: 780,580km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 4.31 New Lira (TRY) (2020- Annual average)
National Holiday: October 29, Proclamation of the Republic (1923)
Language(s): Turkish
Political Information
Type of State:
Republic
Type of Government:
Unicameral with a 600 seat Grand National Assembly. The Council of Ministers is appointed by the President. Administrative divisions: 81 provinces. Governing party: People’s Alliance [Coalition of Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), and Great Unity Party (BBP)].
Head of State:
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Head of Government:
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (AKP)
Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Mevlüt Çavusoglu (AKP)
Treasury and Finance: Berat Albayrak (AKP)
Defence: Hulusi Akar
Main Political Parties:
People’s Alliance [Coalition of Justice and Development Party (AKP), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), and Great Unity Party (BBP)]; Nation Alliance [Republican People’s Party (CHP), Good Party (IYI), Felicity Party (SP), Democratic Party (DP)]; Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP); Turkish Workers’ Party (TIP).
Grand National Assembly: AKP (290), CHP (139), HDP (62), MHP (49), IYI (39), SP (2), TIP (2), DP (1), BBP (1), Independents (4). 11 Seats vacant.
Elections:
President and Grand National Assembly : 5-year term. Presidential and legislative votes held simultaneously in general elections. Next: 2023.
Economic Information (2019)
| Type | Turkey | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 978.56 | 2,277.52 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 11,786.70 | 60,806.37 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 0.94 | 1.64 |
| Inflation: (%) | 15.18 | 1.95 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 13.71 | 5.67 |
Source: IMF (estimates)
Product Trade and Investment (2020)
Canadian exports to country: $1,125,502,826
Canadian imports from country: $1,881,100,431
FDI in Canada (2019): $ million
CDI in the country (2019): $1,303 million
Source: Statistics Canada
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Kerim Uras
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador-designate Jamal Khokhar
Please note that all statistics reflect Canadian dollars, with some figures reflecting the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the figure is unavailable.
| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1,152,524,216 | $1,367,795,970 |
| 2017 | $1,265,362,637 | $1,785,659,958 |
| 2018 | $1,329,334,428 | $2,337,337,043 |
| 2019 | $1,617,881,311 | $1,964,607,362 |
| 2020 | $1,125,502,826 | $1,881,100,431 |
| Section | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Animal & Prod. | $7,841,699 | $13,832,111 |
| 02 Veg. Prod. | $509,661,371 | $175,612,127 |
| 03 Fats, Oils & Waxes Prod. | $582,010 | $5,183,020 |
| 04 Food Prod. | $10,631,114 | $83,205,388 |
| 05 Mineral Prod. | $173,197,767 | $94,687,482 |
| 06 Chemical Prod. | $21,858,675 | $107,992,367 |
| 07 Plastics, Rubber Prod. | $5,097,219 | $78,680,610 |
| 08 Leather, Fur Prod. | $797,277 | $5,504,470 |
| 09 Wood Prod. | $895,512 | $41,794,880 |
| 10 Paper Prod. | $40,382,690 | $5,062,801 |
| 11 Textiles Prod. | $1,245,073 | $382,440,232 |
| 12 Dress Access. | $696,045 | $6,665,062 |
| 13 Glass & Stone Prod. | $1,423,485 | $82,186,295 |
| 14 Precious Metals/stones | $7,212 | $48,048,330 |
| 15 Base Metal Prod. | $114,737,633 | $318,301,143 |
| 16 Mach. Mech. Elec. Prod. | $77,226,482 | $222,818,884 |
| 17 Vehicles and Equip. | $56,968,500 | $167,516,323 |
| 18 Specialized Inst. | $74,665,478 | $5,125,532 |
| 19 Arms & Ammunition | $4,058 | $14,491,844 |
| 20 Misc. Articles | $1,659,576 | $19,999,165 |
| 21 Antiques | $ | $300,462 |
February 2021
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
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