Commercial and Economic Affairs

Welcome to the part of the website dedicated to the commercial & economic department of the Consulate-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Istanbul.

Economic network of the Netherlands in Turkey

The commercial & economic department is part of the economic network of the Netherlands in Turkey; other partners in that network are the commercial & economic department of the Dutch Embassy in Ankara, the Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO) in Izmir, the Netherlands Agri-Business Support Office in Izmir and the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) in Istanbul.

The commercial & economic department is dedicated to assist Dutch companies wanting to establish themselves - or grow- in the Turkish market. The Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) in Istanbul is dedicated to help Turkish companies to invest in the Netherlands.

Commercial & Economic Department of the Consulate-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Contact Information

Telephone: +90 212 393 21 21
Fax: +90 212 292 50 31
E-mail: ist-ha@minbuza.nl
Address: Istiklal Caddesi 197, 34433 Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Website: http://istanbul.nlconsulate.org or www.hollandturkeytrade.com

Staff Information

Name: Mr. Martijn Elgersma, Head of Commercial and Economic Department
Phone: [90] (212) 393 21 17

Name: Mr. Mustafa Basaran, Senior Commercial Officer
Phone: [90] (212) 393 21 29

Name: Mrs. Sirel Ceren Erten, Commercial Officer

Phone: [90] (212) 393 21 34

Name: Mrs. A. Akdamar-Westeneng, Commercial Assistant

Phone: [90] (212) 393 21 04

Working Hours

The Commercial & Economic department of the Consulate General is open from Monday through Friday from 09:00– 17:00 hours (lunch break 12:30 – 13:30 hours)