Turkey-UK defense cooperation 'to grow' after Brexit completed

It is critical for Turkey and the United Kingdom to sign a trade deal by the end of this year in order to avoid any negative implication on the two countries' trade volume after Brexit, said Osman Okyay, the chairman of the Turkey-U.K. Business Council.
The cooperation in the defense industry will grow independent of Brexit and there is no sign it could be affected by the F-35 crisis between Turkey and the United States, according to Okyay, vice chairman of Kale group, a Turkish partner in the multinational F-35 fighter jet program.
Were you expecting the British to vote for Brexit and to confirm their decision by voting for Boris Johnson?
I was not expecting they would vote for Brexit in the referendum. Afterwards as well I thought there could be perhaps a second referendum.
But at the current situation I think the British public acted with the feeling that uncertainty is the worse.
What will be Brexit's potential effects on Turkish-U.K. relations?
The U.K. is a very important trade partner for us. It is a market where Turkey can sell its industrial products like automobiles, and we import similar products. In other words, the trade composition is based on real sector. The trade volume is in favor of Turkey, we nearly export twice the amount we import.
Around 98 percent of our trade is tariff free. After Brexit, this will automatically be canceled. Intensive efforts started to sign a free trade or trade deal by the end of this year.
The kind of deal the U.K. will strike with the EU is critical. What will be the U.K.'s position: Will it be like Norway, Canada or Switzerland, because all different alternatives entail different status. Or will there be no deal at all. The U.K.'s deal with EU is...