Canada and Turkey Announce Strategic Partnership on Defense and Energy

🤝 ANKARA — Canada is pivoting from Washington, and it picked Erdoğan's capital first. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Turkey isn't a neutral choice — Ankara controls Bosphorus transit, holds Iran leverage, and runs Russian equipment inside NATO. The energy pillar is the tell: Turkish pipelines carry Azerbaijani gas Europe needs as Hormuz stays choked. Canada diversifies; Erdoğan gains investment and legitimacy. He rarely signs without extracting a price.