Netherlands in Türkiye 🇳🇱🇹🇷/ Amb Joep Wijnands

Türkiye: Statement by the Spokesperson on the decision by the 36th Ankara Regional Court of Justice👇 🔗eeas.europa.eu/eeas/t%C3%BCrk…

“It has pleased His Majesty King Willem-Alexander to appoint you Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.” Karsu Dönmez - 🎖️@NLinTurkiye “With her music, authenticity, and social engagement, Karsu builds bridges between the Netherlands and Turkey” – noted Ambassador Joep Wijnands

Marking World Press Freedom Day, we hosted an evening on journalism, resilience and solidarity at the Consulate General in Istanbul with @mlsaturkey. Journalists at different stages of their careers shared their experiences with working in independent journalism.

Café Europa Trabzon’da! @NLinTurkiye Büyükelçisi Joep Wijnands’a, @trabzonabbilgim tarafından düzenlenen Café Europa buluşmamıza katıldığı için içten teşekkürler! 🇪🇺🇹🇷🇳🇱

On #WorldPressFreedomDay, we honor the vital role the media and journalists play in reporting facts, upholding democracy, speaking truth to power and ensuring accountability. The Netherlands remains firmly committed to defending press freedom and protecting journalists worldwide.

🧡🍊 Celebrating His Majesty, King Willem-Alexander's birthday in Ankara!

Ambassador Joep Wijnands visited Gaziantep for meetings with the Governor, Mayor and Chamber of Industry, and to celebrate King’s Day. Talks focused on new business opportunities in sectors such as green energy, water management, defence industry and pharmaceutics.

2026 has started with a great selection of Dutch-Turkish Cultural Collaborations and there are many more exciting events and activities coming up throughout Türkiye! Read all about these in our Spring-Summer Newsletter. netherlandsandyou.nl/web/turkiye/w/…

Hollanda’nın ev sahipliğinde, İstanbul’da görev yapan Başkonsoloslar ile bir araya geldik. Şehrimizin çok kültürlü yapısını dayanışma ve ortak çalışmalarla her alanda güçlendirmeye devam ediyoruz.

Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the International Court of Justice 🎉: a cornerstone of the international legal order. As proud host country, the Netherlands remains committed to peaceful dispute settlement and the rule of law. #ICJat80 @CIJ_ICJ

“On behalf of all the ordinary men, women and children who were thrust overnight into a new reality they did not choose. On behalf of the children who now go to school in an air-raid shelter. On behalf of the women who keep their families afloat and their country running by working in factories. On behalf of the men who’ve had to swap a suit-and-tie for combat fatigues, and are fighting to defend their territory. Metre by metre. Who are doing so because they know and feel that every square centimetre is a piece not just of Ukraine’s soil, but of its dignity too. That is what they are defending. President Zelenskyy, Volodymyr: this award is for your country. For you as president. And for all the Ukrainian people.” Click here government.nl/documents/spee… to read my speech at the Four Freedoms Awards ceremony. Today in Middelburg it was my privilege to join Elizabeth Roosevelt Johnston (the great-granddaughter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt) in presenting the International Four Freedoms Award to President @ZelenskyyUa of Ukraine. He accepted the award on behalf of the Ukrainian people as a ‘recognition of the courageous fight for our freedom and democracy under exceptionally difficult circumstances’.

🇳🇱 Ambassador Joep Wijnands met with Aivo Orav, the new Head of Delegation of the EU to Türkiye. The ambassadors discussed the importance of 🇪🇺🇹🇷 relations, ranging from trade and migration to security and politics. We congratulate Ambassador Orav on this important new position.

We discussed shared challenges and joint efforts to strengthen our collective security, and looked ahead to the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara. Thank you, Minister Fidan, for your hospitality and our open exchange. 2/2

The bond between the Netherlands and Türkiye is strong. Glad to meet with Minister @HakanFidan in Ankara and to discuss shared priorities. We spoke at length about our economic ties, NATO cooperation, EU-Türkiye relations, and the situation in Iran and the broader region. 1/2

This morning, I laid a wreath to honour the memory of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: the founder of the Republic of Türkiye. He transformed the young Republic and led it to a better and progressive future. His legacy is celebrated by many, in Türkiye, the Netherlands and beyond.

Türkiye is our strategic partner and key NATO Ally. In these turbulent geopolitical times, we must work to deepen our ties. That is why I am visiting Ankara. I will meet with my Turkish colleague @HakanFidan to discuss our cooperation, the situation in the Middle East, and more.

77 years of NATO. We value the strong partnership between 🇳🇱 and 🇹🇷 within the Alliance. Following the Summit in The Hague, the Netherlands passes the chairmanship to Türkiye, host of this year’s Summit in Ankara. youtu.be/oqgIp-OeDVA

Minister Van Weel: “Had a good visit to our important partner Türkiye. Together with the Ministers of Interior and Justice we agreed on further cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism and tackling organised crime. Also good to see @hakanfidan (MFA) again.”

Türkiye & NL have strong ties. A key part of this is our economic relationship, with more than 3,000 Dutch companies operating in Türkiye and 1,500 Turkish companies in NL. In my meeting with @omerbolatTR we committed to high-level economic and trade consultations before summer.