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The 21st AGROEXPO International Agriculture and Livestock Fair, recognized as Türkiye’s largest agricultural exhibition and one of the four largest in Europe, was held at Fuar İzmir between 03–07 February 2026.

One of the most significant gathering points of Türkiye’s beekeeping sector, the 16th Türkiye Beekeeping Fair, was successfully held with strong participation on January 16–18, 2026, at the Istanbul Haliç Congress Center, under the main sponsorship of SİMECS Group.

The Hungarian Export Promotion Agency, HEPA Türkiye, continues to contribute to the development of value-added, innovation-driven economic relations between Türkiye and Hungary.

The “Trade and Business Cooperation Seminars with Hungary,” held in Denizli and Rize, provided the business community with comprehensive information on Hungary’s investment environment and trade opportunities.

Through the organization of the Hungarian Export Promotion Agency (HEPA) Türkiye, the “Traditional Turkish Day” event was held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

Hungary and Türkiye have maintained strong cultural and political ties throughout history. In recent years, however, these ties have been increasingly complemented by robust economic cooperation.

A new era of artificial intelligence in agriculture through Türkiye–Hungary cooperation! Drones and smart systems are being deployed to ensure food security and sustainability.

Hungarian cosmetics brands came together with major players in the industry at the Beauty Eurasia Fair. The Hungarian cosmetics brand Caola Zrt took a significant step towards entering the Turkish market.

The Hungarian Export Promotion Agency, HEPA Türkiye, took part in the “BeautyEurasia 2025” fair with the Hungarian National Pavilion.

Eskişehir, June 4, 2025 — Another significant step was taken to strengthen economic cooperation between Türkiye and Hungary.

Strengthening the Trade Bridge Between Hungary and Türkiye with the Support of HEPA Türkiye The Hungarian Export Promotion Agency (HEPA Türkiye) continues its efforts at full pace to strengthen the trade and investment ties between Hungary and Türkiye.

Hungary, taking strong steps in agricultural technologies and sustainable farming practices, continues to build lasting connections by developing significant business partnerships at AGROEXPO 2025 with the support of HEPA Türkiye.

Macaristan’ın 1848-49 Devrimi ve Bağımsızlık Savaşı’nı anma günü dolayısıyla başkent Ankara’da konser organize edildi.

The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), the Hungarian Export Promotion Agency (HEPA), and the OTS Drought Prevention Institute (DPI) organized an event in Brussels titled “OTS Regional Water Forum.

Current Affairs The AGROEXPO International Agriculture and Livestock Fair witnessed significant international collaborations with the participation of eight leading Hungarian companies, facilitated by HEPA Türkiye (Hungarian Export Promotion Agency Türkiye).

AGROEXPO, recognized as one of the world’s most prestigious agricultural and livestock events and the only trade fair in Turkey approved by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI), attracted significant interest from both national and international companies.

The international education and research cooperation protocol between Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) and Yildiz Technical University (YTU) was signed at the Davutpaşa Campus in Istanbul.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the Closing Ceremony of the Turkish-Hungarian Cultural Year alongside Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

The “Turkic Trade Fair – Turkic States Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum” was held on November 7-9 at the Istanbul Expo Center. Organized by ROK International Consultancy and Fair Organization …

The Türkiye Day event, organized by HEPA Türkiye, took place in Budapest. As part of the Türkiye Day activities, presentations were made for Hungarian companies, providing valuable insights into Turkiye and the Turkish market.

A “Hungary Promotion Day” event was held in Erzurum in collaboration with the Embassy of Hungary, hosted by the Erzurum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ETSO).

On Thursday, August 29th, a collaboration agreement on digital technologies was signed between Pavo Group from Turkey and Molaris Kft. from Hungary.

Bakan Csak, 2024 Türk-Macar Kültür Yılı vesilesiyle iki ülke arasındaki kültürel ilişkileri AA muhabirine değerlendirdi.

OSTİM OSB Başkanı Orhan Aydın: “Kendimizi ticaret anlamında Türk dünyasına odakladık. Bu kapsamda ciddi ziyaretler gerçekleştiriyoruz, ticari ilişkilere başladık”

OSB President Orhan Aydın: “We have focused ourselves on the Turkish world in terms of trade. In this context, we are making serious visits and have started commercial relations.”

Minister Csák evaluated the cultural relations between the two countries to an AA correspondent on the occasion of the 2024 Turkish-Hungarian Culture Year.

The Expomed Eurasia 2024 Fair, Turkey’s leading medical sector exhibition, took place at the Tüyap Fair Convention and Congress Center in Istanbul Beylikdüzü from April 25th to 27th.

The Hungary Business and Investment Opportunities Seminar was hosted by TOBB with the participation of Seyit Ardıç, Member of the Board of Directors of TOBB and President of Ankara Chamber of Industry, and Viktor Mátis, Hungary’s Ambassador to Ankara.

Rize Agricultural Chamber, in collaboration with the Hungarian Export Promotion Agency HEPA Turkey and the Hungarian company Agrobio, has initiated a trial study on organic fertilizer in Rize.

The 10th traditional iftar program of the Embassy of Hungary in Ankara was held at a hotel in Ankara, hosted by the Ambassador of Hungary to Ankara, Viktor Matis.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban participated as a speaker in the “ADFLeadersTalks” panel at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF)

The Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF), held for the third time this year and attended by 4,700 participants from 148 countries, has come to an end.

In February, Beyoğlu Cinema offers “Director of the Month”, “Theme of the Month”, “Cinema Talks”, “Winter Films”, “Country Cinema” and “Cinema Seminars” programs….

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the historic “Friendship Treaty” between Hungary and Türkiye on Dec. 18, 1923, the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) spearheads the commencement of the “2024 Hungarian-Turkish Cultural Year.”

Ressam Haydar Özay’ın Macaristan’ın ulusal şairi Sandor Petöfi’nin hayatından ve şiirlerinden esinlenerek hazırladığı “Petöfi İlk Kez İstanbul’da” sergisi, Liszt Enstitüsü-Macar Kültür Merkezi’nde sanatseverlerle buluştu.

Ressam Haydar Özay’ın Macaristan’ın ulusal şairi Sandor Petöfi’nin hayatından ve şiirlerinden esinlenerek hazırladığı “Petöfi İlk Kez İstanbul’da” sergisi, Liszt Enstitüsü-Macar Kültür Merkezi’nde sanatseverlerle buluştu.

Ressam Haydar Özay’ın Macaristan’ın ulusal şairi Sandor Petöfi’nin hayatından ve şiirlerinden esinlenerek hazırladığı “Petöfi İlk Kez İstanbul’da” sergisi, Liszt Enstitüsü-Macar Kültür Merkezi’nde sanatseverlerle buluştu.

Ressam Haydar Özay’ın Macaristan’ın ulusal şairi Sandor Petöfi’nin hayatından ve şiirlerinden esinlenerek hazırladığı “Petöfi İlk Kez İstanbul’da” sergisi, Liszt Enstitüsü-Macar Kültür Merkezi’nde sanatseverlerle buluştu.

Türkiye signed an agreement for its first natural gas export to a non-bordering European country during the one-day visit of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a delegation of ministers to Hungary Sunday, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in a written statement.

The Turkish-Hungarian friendship monument has been inaugurated in the northern province of Trabzon with a colorful ceremony in a bid to strengthen the historical and cultural friendship between the two countries.

A meeting with the business world to further strengthen the cooperation between Turkey and Hungary, whose roots go back centuries.

Budapeşte Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, T.C. Budapeşte Büyükelçiliği ve Macaristan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi iş birliğiyle Türkiye’deki depremzedelere yardımda bulunmak amacıyla çevrim içi bağış kampanyası ve müzayede etkinliği düzenlendi.

The Hungarian University of Fine Arts (MKE), in partnership with the Turkish Embassy in Budapest and the Yunus Emre Institute’s Cultural Center, is organizing a live charity auction to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.

Viktor Orban attends extraordinary summit of leaders of Organization of Turkic States in capital Ankara

Hungary has offered its assistance in the rescue efforts following two powerful earthquakes that have struck southern Turkey.

Turkey’s Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank attended a meeting of the Hungarian-Turkish Joint Economic Committee in Budapest.

Hungarian chef Agnes Toth prepared a classic Christmas menu, unfurling the cultural patterns behind her dishes while reviving long-forgotten traditions as part of the Istanbul Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Center’s gastro-diplomacy gatherings

The Istanbul Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Center brings a spotlight to the Turkish-born, Hungarian-origin master architect Şandor Hadi, reflecting his architectural works, paintings, handicrafts and designs as an artiste complet

In the ‘Hungary – Türkiye Business Opportunities’ session held under the sponsorship of HEPA, what kind of unity or difference there is between Hungary and Türkiye in terms of business practices were discussed.

Speaking at a joint press conference in Parliament after the event, Kövér expressed Hungary’s appreciation to Turkey for its “stabilisatory role and support towards the European Union”.

Turkish-made drones have made a breakthrough in defense, Hungary’s Technology Minister Laszlo Palkovics said Tuesday.

One of Hungary’s leading classical music artists, pianist Janos Balazs is set to dazzle Istanbul with his incredible melodies emanating from ivory keys.

The rich cultural heritage and vast natural beauty of Visegrad countries (V4), namely Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia, will be showcased in the “Natural Treasures of the Visegrad Group” exhibition hosted by the Istanbul Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Center.

Ankara and Budapest, which share a similar stance regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine, are striving for a diplomatic solution that will return calm and peace in the region, Hungary’s foreign minister says.

Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó travelled on Tuesday to the Turkish capital to visit the future 3,000 square metre building site of a new embassy in a sign of strengthening relations with Turkey.

The programs aim to improve living conditions on the ground and thus reduce migration pressure.

One of the most important achievements of the past 10 to 12 years is that the Hungarian economy is now internationally competitive in many sectors.

Hungary broke “two great, investment-related records” last year despite negative developments in the global economy, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Facebook on Wednesday.

Turkey and Hungary enjoy strong relations and support each other on international platforms, Ankara’s envoy to Budapest said Monday.

Europe is in need of allies who can expand the continent’s lines of defence, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday.

The next meeting of the Turkey-Hungary Strategic Cooperation Council will be held in Istanbul in November, with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday.

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with Robert Esik, President of the Hungarian Investment Development Agency, and Dr. Kristof Szabo, Head of the Hungarian Export Development Agency.

Hungary’s second-quarter GDP grew by an annual 17.9 percent after a double-digit decline in the base period, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday shows.

Hungary’s foreign policy strategy of opening to the East has proven to be successful over the past ten years, with economic cooperation with the Turkic countries greatly benefiting the country’s national economy, Foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said in Istanbul on Monday.

Turkey plays a crucial rule in guaranteeing the security of Europe as a whole, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after meeting Turkish Minister of Trade Mehmet Mus in Budapest on Friday, referring to the 2016 EU-Turkey migration agreement.

The foundation stone has been laid for the newest production plant of Pannon Növényolajgyártó, a member of the Glencore Agriculture group in Foktő.

In the period of May–July 2020, the average number of unemployed people stood at 224,000, with the unemployment rate reaching 4.8%, according to data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo will build a 2.2 million EUR plant in Üllő, on the outskirts of the capital, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Below are a few examples of the COVID-19 treatment or prevention-related products and solutions by Hungarian medical & pharma companies and researchers, which enable a better response to the coronavirus crisis and to its current and future impact.

Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK)’s Turkey-Hungary Business Council sent an aid convoy to Hungary as a sign of the friendship between the two countries.

In its survey “Global Best to Invest 2019”, Site Selection Magazine listed Hungary among the top 10 investment locations of the world once again.

This week on „Cok Gezenti” program of the Turkish Teve2 channel viewers can learn about Hungary. The presenters of the „Cok Gezenti” program, Burak and Seda Akkul will introduce all the beauty of Budapest, in their usual entertaining manner.

In this episode, viewers went on a journey through Budapest, including its most famous squares, and beautiful streets. They saw landmarks such as the the Parliament, Chain Bridge, Danube riverside, Fisherman’s Bastion, Gellert Hill, and viewed examples of Hungarian cultural wealth and cousine.

“Cem Seymen is in Hungary” – Money Detective prepared with the contributions of ALX Hungary as three episodes is featured on CNN Türk on Sundays at 20.00.

Episode 3 of “Cem Seymen is in Hungary” – Money Detective prepared with the contributions of ALX Hungary was featured on CNN Türk on April 15, 2018, Sunday at 20.00.

A “Hungarian Cinema Day” will be organized on May 26, 2018, Saturday at the Hungarian Cultural Center located in Kağıthane in order to strengthen the cultural bonds between Hungary and Turkey.

Sandor Krizbai (b. 1949), one of the most important artists of the contemporary Hungarian art, also known under the pseudonym of Alex, meets the audience for the first time in Turkey with the exhibition “Mystical Dreams” under the sponsorship of ALX Hungary.

ALX Hungary continues creating mutual collaboration opportunities between Hungarian and Turkish companies. A distributor agreement was entered into between Turkish companies MC Filtre and Naturwell and, Hungarian companies Rimoczi and R’Care.

At the meeting organized by ALX Hungary in Samsun, Turkish MC Filtre and Hungarian Rimoczi gathered together. As a result of the negotiations, a distributor agreement was entered into between the two companies. This agreement was signed Tibor Tasko, Sales Manager, Rimoczi and, Osman Öğüten, owner of MC Filtre.

The exhibition “Have a Safe Journey!” organized in cooperation with the Hungarian Science, Technology and Transportation Museum, the Koç Museum and the Hungarian Cultural Center in Istanbul was opened to visit concurrently at the Ko. Museum and the Hungarian Cultural Center.

Gabor Fodor, Hungarian Cultural Center Director, Deniz Akıncılar, Interpreter, and Mert Danışger, Alx Hungary Business Development Manager, gave a speech to the participants at the event. During the event, participants tasted many different Hungarian vineyard crops.

The renovation project carried out to renovate the Tomb of Gül Baba located in Hungary nearly comes to an end. The alterations on the gardens with terrace and, the park have been completed and, started to serve to the public.

Established to contribute to and diversify the foreign economic relationships of Hungary, ALX Hungary participated at EXPOMED 2018 organized at Istanbul TUYAP Fair Convention and Congress Center between 22nd and 25th March 2018.

An interview was made with Adnan Polat, Chairman, Polat Holding for the tv program “Cem Seymen is in Hungary” hosted by Cem Seymen with a different and strong expression, prepared with the contributions and Alx Hungary and, to be featured on CNN Türk.

ALX Hungary, representative in Turkey of the Hungary National Trading House (MNKH), has established a music room in Zişan Alkoç Elementary School.

Representing 7 Hungarian companies at EXPOMED 2018, the leader exhibition of Eurasia, ALX Hungary calls for the capabilities of Hungarian companies to export products and services to Turkey and neighboring countries.

DEIK Hungarian Business Councils members appointed as a result of an election by DEIK Business Councils have met and celebrated their new office period.

Established to contribute to the foreign economic relationships of Hungary and, increase the foreign trade volume between Hungary and Turkey, ALX Hungary has become a sponsor for the “Startup Campus V4 Global Tour”..

Representing 7 Hungarian companies at EXPOMED 2018, the leader exhibition of Eurasia, ALX Hungary calls for the capabilities of Hungarian companies to export products and services to Turkey and neighboring countries.