Türkiye: Belgian Queen Mathilde attends dialogue session at MEXT Technology Center in Istanbul.

SHOTLIST: ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE (MAY 12, 2026) 1. BELGIAN QUEEN MATHILDE BEING WELCOMED BY TURKISH INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER MEHMET FATIH KACIR 2. BELGIAN QUEEN MATHILDE SHAKING HANDS WITH OFFICIALS 3. BELGIAN QUEEN MATHILDE, MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS POSING FOR PHOTO 4. BELGIAN QUEEN MATHILDE TAKING SEAT 5. VARIOUS OF AGREEMENTS BEING SIGNED BETWEEN PARTIES 6. FAMILY PHOTO BEING TAKEN / BELGIAN QUEEN MATHILDE SHAKING HANDS 7. BELGIAN QUEEN MATHILDE LEAVING HALL 8. VARIOUS OF BELGIAN QUEEN MATHILDE TOURING MEXT TECHNOLOGY CENTER 9. BELGIAN QUEEN MATHILDE BEING PRESENTED WITH A PLAQUE 10. TURKISH INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER MEHMET FATIH KACIR TOURING THE CENTER 11. VARIOUS OF BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN TURKISH INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER MEHMET FATIH KACIR, FLEMISH GOVERNMENT PRIME MINISTER MATTHIAS DIEPENDAELE AND DELEGATIONSISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - MAY 12: Belgian Queen Mathilde attended a session titled “Transition from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 and Opportunities for Belgium and Türkiye” at the MEXT Technology Center as part of the Belgium-Türkiye Dialogue Panel in Istanbul on Tuesday, May 12. Turkish Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir, members of the Belgian delegation and numerous guests also attended the event. Following the session, Kacir toured the MEXT Technology Center with Queen Mathilde and the accompanying delegation and also held a bilateral meeting with Flemish Government Prime Minister Matthias Diependaele. As part of the program, a memorandum of understanding was signed between MEXT and Belgian companies Flanders Make and A6K. Türkiye and Belgium are set to explore new avenues of cooperation across key sectors, including defense and energy, during a high-level economic mission led by Belgium’s Queen Mathilde from May 10 to 14. The delegation is expected to hold extensive economic and trade talks covering areas such as energy, defense industries, logistics connectivity, and transportation.