Turkey-Africa Business Forum and Economic Agenda - October 17, 2025

High-Level Participation in the Turkey-Africa Business Forum

- **President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan** will attend the **5th Turkey-Africa Business and Economy Forum** to be held at the **Istanbul Congress Center**.

(Istanbul/14:30)

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly's Program in Diyarbakır

1- **Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Numan Kurtulmuş** will attend the opening program of the **2025-2026 Academic Year** at **Dicle University** and will perform Friday prayer at **Ulu Mosque**. He will also visit the Governorship and the Metropolitan Municipality, participate in the **Civil Society Meeting**, and attend the **Cultural Road Festival**.

(Diyarbakır/10:30/12:12/13:15/14:00/16:00/18:30)

Investment Forum in Albania

2- **Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz** will be received by **Albanian President Bajram Begaj** and will attend the opening ceremony of the **Albania-Turkey Investment Forum 2025**.

(Tirana)

Important Political Contacts

3- **CHP Chairman Özgür Özel** will participate in the **European Socialist Party Congress**.

(Amsterdam)

Economy and Finance Agenda

1- **Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır** will participate in the **Turkey-Africa Business and Economy Forum** panel titled "**Technology, Digital Trade, and Production**".

(Istanbul/11:00)

2- **Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu** will participate in the **Turkey-Africa Business and Economy Forum** panel titled "**Turkey-Africa International Civil Aviation Cooperation**".

(Istanbul/11:00)

3- **Turkish Statistical Institute** will announce the **September motor vehicle** statistics and the **2024 regional household consumption expenditure** data.

(Ankara/10:00)

4- **Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey** will announce the **survey of market participants** for October and the **short-term foreign debt** statistics for August.

(Istanbul/10:00)

World Diplomacy Agenda

1- **Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan** will meet with **German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul**.

(Ankara)

2- The humanitarian and political implications of the **ceasefire in Gaza** and the reflections of the **Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit** Declaration of Intent are being followed.

(Washington/Jerusalem/Gaza)