ANKARA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy call from the secretary of Turkish Defence Industries, Prof Dr Haluk Gorgun, on the second day of his official visit to the republic. The meeting on Wednesday (Jan 7) provided a platform for constructive discussions to further strengthen defence cooperation between Malaysia and Turkiye, particularly in capability development, technology transfer, as well as training and human capital development, as key pillars of a sustainable national defence industry. Also present were Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, and Malaysian ambassador to Turkiye Sazali Mustafa Kamal. The Turkish delegation comprised Defence Minister Yasar Guler, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) chief executive officer cum Turkiye-Malaysia Business Council chairman Dr Mehmet Demiroglu; ASELSAN general manager Ahmet Akyol; and Defence Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc (STM) general manager, Ozgur Guleruz. Earlier, Anwar was accorded the honour of laying a wreath at Anıtkabir here, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkiye.

Source: The Star January 07, 2026 12:48 UTC