The 2025 study visit of the Project to Support the Network of EU Information Centres in Türkiye, carried out under TOBB, took place in Brussels, between 3-6 November 2025. The visit was attended by Head of the Communication Section of the EU Delegation to Türkiye Ramunas Janusauskas, Press and Communications Officer of the EU Delegation to Türkiye Selda Düzenli, IKV Media Advisor and EU Information Centre Coordinator Mehmet Poyrazlı, the TOBB project coordination team and the coordinators of the cities where the project is being implemented.

The first day of the study visit began with a visit to DG ENEST Head of Unit Türkiye Antoine Colombani. This visit was followed by a meeting with Head of Unit for Strategic Coordination and Communication Natalie Pauwels and her team. During the meeting, views were exchanged on the accession negotiations process and various aspects of Türkiye-EU relations, focusing on the country report on Türkiye adopted by the Commission.

Following discussions at the Commission, the EU Information Centre Coordinators met with MEPs and Türkiye Rapporteur Nacho Sanchez Amor at the European Parliament. The meeting addressed current developments in Türkiye-EU relations, as well as the visa issue and customs union update.

Following the European Parliament visit, the EU Information Centres Coordinators met with TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at the TOBB Brussels Office and briefed President Hisarcıklıoğlu and his delegation on the project.

The second day of the study visit began with a visit to Team Leader for Country Communications at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communication Vytenis Kviklys. The meeting addressed the different communication strategies pursued by the Commission in member and candidate countries. Subsequently, a meeting was held with Head of the European External Action Service’s Türkiye Division Gabriel Munuera Vinals at the European External Action Service’s Schuman site. The meeting involved an exchange of information on the European External Action Service’s communication strategy and activities in Türkiye.

The Coordinators of the EU Information Centres visited Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Türkiye to the European Union Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı. The meeting focused on recent developments in Türkiye-EU relations, centred on the report on Türkiye adopted by the European Commission.

On the final day of the visit, a working lunch was held with Head of the Communication Section of the EU Delegation to Türkiye Ramunas Janusauskas, during which ideas were exchanged on the activities to be carried out by the EU Information Centres in the coming period.