The third coordination meeting of the Support to the EU Information Centres Network in Turkey Project carried out under the coordination of TOBB was held in İzmir on 21-22 June 2021.

The coordination meeting, which was hosted by the Aegean Industry and Business Association (ESIAD), was attended by the Head of EU Delegation to Turkey Ambassador Nikolas Meyer-Landrut, ESIAD Chairman Mustafa Karabağlı, ESIAD Deputy Secretary General Burcu Kurcan Olcay, Communication Officer at the EU Delegation to Turkey Selda Düzenli, TOBB EU Department EU Information Centres (EUIC) Network Project Coordinator Elif Köyatası as well as project coordinators from 19 cities.

Following the opening speech by ESIAD Chairman Mustafa Karadağlı, Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey Ambassador Nikolas Meyer-Landrut evaluated the current Turkey-EU relations and expectations for the future. Within the scope of the two-day programme, the opening ceremony of the Cultural Wealth of İzmir - Sustaining Jewish Heritage Project financed by the EU was held at the Hevra Synagogue with the participation of Ambassador Meyer-Landrut and Mayor of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer. The coordination meeting continued with training sessions for EUIC coordinators under the themes of positive leadership and using social media more effectively.

The EU Information Centres and Documentation Centres aim to provide information about EU institutions and the EU's core values in order to minimise widely held misconceptions about the EU and Turkey-EU relations. IKV, which hosts the first EU library and EU documentation centre in Turkey, is part of the EU Information Centres Network Project through the İstanbul EU Information Centre. In this context, IKV İstanbul EU Information Centre organises regional and thematic events, social debates and cultural activities.