Türkiye's Consulate General in Chicago hosted representatives of the Manisa Machinery Manufacturers Association (MAKİM), who visited the consulate during the IMTS 2026 manufacturing technology show held in the city.

"We were delighted to host the representatives of MAKİM who visited our Consulate General within the framework of IMTS 2026," the consulate said, sharing photos of the meeting and an exchange of gifts.

IMTS, the International Manufacturing Technology Show, is one of the largest manufacturing technology trade fairs in the Americas and took place at Chicago’s McCormick Place from September 14 to 19. Manisa in western Türkiye is a major industrial hub, home to one of the country’s largest organized industrial zones and a growing machinery sector focused on exports.