What do Turkiye and Indonesia want from bilateral talks?

Turkiye and Indonesia aim to deepen cooperation in defence, energy and emerging technologies following high-level talks in Jakarta, as both countries push to expand economic ties in a bid to reach a $10bn bilateral trade target agreed in April last year. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during an official visit to the capital on Wednesday, according to sources quoted in the Turkish press. Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono received Fidan on his arrival and held formal talks. Later, Subianto also hosted Fidan. Recommended Stories list of 4 items end of list The meetings focused on increasing collaboration in the defence industry, including earlier Turkish involvement in Indonesian procurement programmes and joint development efforts for armoured vehicle and drone-related technology, alongside energy projects, transport links, artificial intelligence (AI) and the halal sector. In a statement on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal following the talks, Fidan described the discussions as “highly productive” and said they had advanced a “wide-ranging agenda” shared by both countries. So, what exactly are Indonesia and Turkiye hoping to achieve, what has their past relationship been like and what do they have in common? Here’s what we know. …