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Türkiye Embassy in Pretoria hosts Steenhuisen ahead of first JETCO meeting
The Embassy of Türkiye in Pretoria hosted South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition John Steenhuisen and his team ahead of the first meeting of the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) in Türkiye. The embassy said there is significant untapped potential between the two countries in trade and investment.
The Embassy of Türkiye in Pretoria, the South African capital, hosted South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition John Steenhuisen and his accompanying team ahead of the first meeting of the Joint Economic and Trade Committee between the two countries (JETCO) in Türkiye.
The embassy said on Wednesday that it was pleased to host the South African official and his team, emphasizing that Türkiye and South Africa have “significant untapped potential” in trade and investment.
Steenhuisen serves as South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, according to the South African Parliament’s members’ register. He visited the embassy accompanied by his team.
A committee to boost trade
Türkiye’s Trade Minister Ömer Bolat announced in October 2025, during the fifth Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum, that the two countries had signed a joint declaration to establish the Joint Economic and Trade Committee, along with a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in free zones, Anadolu Agency reported.
Bolat said at the time that trade between the two countries had exceeded $2 billion, including approximately $650 million in Turkish exports and around $1.35 billion in imports from South Africa. He noted that about 80 South African companies invest in Türkiye, compared with around 75 Turkish companies investing in South Africa.
Main image: Embassy of Türkiye in Pretoria. Steenhuisen photo: Democratic Alliance / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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