Theresa May

UK, Turkey sign defense deal and push for further trade ties

British Prime Minister Theresa May signed a defense equipment deal with Turkey on an official visit to Ankara on Jan. 28, as the two countries promised to ramp up trade partnerships ahead of Brexit.

May held three hours of talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan before meeting with Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım in Ankara.

Turkey's Erdoğan, British PM discuss boosting trade relations, Syria, Cyprus in Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted British Prime Minister Theresa May in Ankara on Jan. 28 in the latter's first visit to Turkey after she took office and the two leaders discussed a variety of issues extending from trade relations to advanced joint operations against terror in Syria.

British PM heads to Turkey after meeting with Trump

British Prime Minister Theresa May will pay her first official visit to Turkey since she took office in July 2016 where she is expected to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım in Ankara on Jan. 27. 

She departed for Turkey immediately after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. on Jan. 26.

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