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The European Commission has published the 2026-2027 Horizon Europe work programmes, giving Dutch-Turkish consortia a fresh map for research, innovation and scale-up planning.
“The useful question is no longer whether Horizon Europe is relevant, but which 2026-2027 call can carry a credible bilateral consortium.”
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A 2026 Eureka Network Projects call includes Türkiye and focuses on disaster resilience, emergency response and post-disaster recovery technologies.
The fifth Innowwide call supports innovative SMEs with market feasibility projects, with the Netherlands and Türkiye both listed among eligible countries.
Trade between the Netherlands and Türkiye has evolved far beyond import and export. Today, logistics, manufacturing, supply chains, and strategic market access increasingly position the Dutch–Turkish corridor as an important economic bridge between Europe and Türkiye.
The relationship between the Netherlands and Türkiye has evolved far beyond migration and cultural ties. Today, trade, investments, entrepreneurs, universities, logistics, and innovation networks increasingly form a strategic Dutch–Turkish economic ecosystem.
In Turkish business culture, negotiation is often about far more than price or contracts. Trust, relationships, flexibility, and mutual understanding play a central role in how Turkish entrepreneurs approach business partnerships.
TurkDutch Marketplace was created from a simple observation: there is enormous potential for collaboration between organizations in the Netherlands and Türkiye, but finding the right partner still depends too often on fragmented networks and informal introductions.
The Netherlands Innovation Network in Istanbul and the Innovation Attaché track areas that already match Dutch and Turkish strengths, from AI and semiconductors to port innovation and sustainable energy.
The European Commission's second Horizon Europe strategic plan keeps green transition, digital transition and a more resilient Europe at the center of the programme's final years.
Eureka currently shows useful routes across SME-led projects, communications technologies and low-carbon innovation, with different timing and national funding conditions to watch carefully.
Official Dutch mission pages in Türkiye highlight smart and green transport, AI in health, smart industry, circularity, agri-food and nanotechnology as practical areas for cooperation.
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