The official Innovation and Research page for Türkiye is useful because it translates bilateral cooperation into concrete themes rather than diplomatic generalities.
The Dutch side highlights high-tech systems and materials, AI in health, smart industry, cybersecurity, circular economy, agri-food, transport and nanotechnology as areas where cooperation can be practical. The same page says the innovation attaché based at the consulate-general in Istanbul works on linking Dutch know-how to Istanbul transport challenges, identifying circular opportunities, exploring nanotechnology cooperation and opening the Dutch ecosystem to Turkish businesses together with the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency.
For companies, universities and clusters, this is a useful positioning signal. If your proposition fits one of these themes, you can anchor outreach in an already-recognised policy and market conversation instead of starting from zero.
That does not mean other sectors lack value. It means these fields currently have a clearer institutional narrative and may be easier to position during the trust-building phase of the marketplace.