Public affairs
Communiqués from the secretariat and governing bodies, and short summaries of Türkiye–Poland news from other outlets, each linked to its source. Formal outputs appear under Publications; commentary under Perspectives unless expressly adopted as policy.
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The most recent announcement from the association, or summary of Türkiye–Poland news.
23 October 2026
On 20 October in Warsaw, TURKPOL's President Tunç Meriç spoke in the Region Highlight on Poland–Türkiye trade relations, and five members of the association spoke across the summit's two panels on Poland and Türkiye.
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22 October 2026
On 21 October 2026 TURKPOL's members elected a nine-member Board led by President Tunç Meriç and a three-member Audit Committee, and adopted the 2026 statute amendment. Every resolution passed unanimously.
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9 October 2026
TIDE, a new innovation and business-development company working between Türkiye and Europe, has been founded. TURKPOL will support it as a strategic partner, starting with Horizon4Poland'26 in Warsaw on 3 November.
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27 September 2026
The Turkish and Polish presidents held closed-door talks at the Turkish House in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, covering trade, the defence industry and regional security.
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27 September 2026
Türkiye's Trade Minister Ömer Bolat met Poland's Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański in Warsaw. Bilateral trade reached $12.5 billion in 2025, above the earlier $10 billion goal.
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27 September 2026
At the exhibition in Kielce, the head of Türkiye's defence industry agency, Haluk Görgün, briefed the Polish president on cooperation and on plans for joint production and technology transfer.
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27 September 2026
During a visit for Turkish media organised by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency, industry representatives pointed to batteries, electric transport and Türkiye's customs-union access as areas for cooperation.
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12 September 2026
Update, 22 October 2026: the General Meeting of Members adopted the amendment unanimously on 21 October 2026; it takes effect when the KRS registers it. The amendment takes the statute from 34 to 54 paragraphs and adds two chapters, and it is the precondition for public-benefit status and EU project funding.
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10 September 2026
Türkiye's MKE and the Polish state defence group PGZ signed a memorandum at MSPO in Kielce on 10 September, agreeing to study the integration of short-range air defence systems — with an emphasis on non-kinetic solutions that stop a threat without firing at it.
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8 September 2026
At the MSPO defence exhibition in Kielce on 8 September, Türkiye's ASELSAN and the Polish vehicle manufacturer AMZ Kutno agreed a further 24 ARSUS reconnaissance and surveillance systems, for delivery in 2028 and 2029 under a framework that runs to 2035.
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1 September 2026
On 31 August TURKPOL briefed the incoming Turkish trade delegation on the Polish market in Warsaw, and on 1 September took part in the Türkiye–Poland Trade Delegation and B2B Meetings organised by TİM and OAİB with the Polish Chamber of Commerce.
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28 August 2026
Poland won a five-set match against Türkiye at Istanbul's Sinan Erdem Dome to top Pool A; Türkiye finished second and went through to the round of 16.
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3 July 2026
Nearly 70 executives, diplomats and institutional leaders spent the evening of Friday 3 July 2026 in Warsaw at the reception that launched the POLISH TURKISH BUSINESS COMMUNITY. The main organiser was Teoman Corp, a TURKPOL member company; TURKPOL was a supporting organisation.
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3 June 2025
TURKPOL's youth and academic clubs gathered with the Yurtdışı Türkler ve Akraba Topluluklar Başkanlığı, Kolin, Gülermak, and Turkish Airlines for the Youth Sport Festival 2025 in Warsaw.
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10 January 2025
The secretariat has published the spring programme calendar covering member briefings, club sessions, and bilateral meeting windows.
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21 September 2024
Members and friends of TURKPOL gathered for an inter-community football tournament in Warsaw — part of the recurring sport-and-dialogue programme run by the youth club.
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