IKV Chairperson Dr. Ayhan Zeytinoğlu and IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof.  Çiğdem Nas held a series of meetings in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, between 8-10 April 2026.

Chairperson Dr. Zeytinoğlu delivered a speech on the EU and Türkiye-EU relations at a meeting held for the 2025–2026 academic year Jean Monnet scholars. The question-and-answer session held with the Jean Monnet scholars and the Jean Monnet team took place with the active participation of the scholars.

IKV Chairperson Dr. Zeytinoğlu attended the High-Level Roundtable meeting on the “Multilateral Trading System” organized by the International Chamber of Commerce and EUROCHAMBERS at the TOBB-IKV Brussels Representation, where Minister of Trade Prof. Ömer Bolat participated as the keynote speaker. Subsequently, Chairperson Dr. Zeytinoğlu attended the General Council meeting of the World Chambers Federation held in Brussels.

On the margins of the meeting, Chairperson Dr. Ayhan Zeytinoğlu came together with Minister of Trade Prof. Ömer Bolat, Deputy Minister of Trade Mustafa Tuzcu, President  of TOBB M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and President of Çorlu Chamber of Commerce and Industry İzzet Volkan.