Nina Ryszka-Olbrychowska, the new honorary consul general of Türkiye in Łódź, took office, Türkiye’s Embassy in Warsaw said on Nov. 6. The honorary consulate general will operate from a new building and serve Turkish citizens not only in Łódź but also in the Świętokrzyskie and Lublin voivodeships.
That same day, the embassy also highlighted a business initiative in the city. Türkiye’s Ambassador to Poland Rauf Alp Denktaş opened the Re_Enter Türkiye event, organized by the honorary consulate general together with the Łódź Special Economic Zone (ŁSSE) and the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH). The meeting aims to inform Polish companies planning to invest in Türkiye.
In a video published by the embassy, Denktaş delivers opening remarks on the event stage. Behind him, the screen displays the Re_enter Türkiye logo and the Polish inscription “Ceremonial address by the ambassador of Türkiye to Poland.” The embassy thanked all participants in the meeting and expressed confidence that it would help further develop bilateral economic relations.
What is Re_Enter?
Re_Enter is a series of meetings that helps Polish companies gain the knowledge and contacts they need to enter foreign markets. According to an announcement on the website of Łódź’s Entrepreneurship Development Foundation, the Türkiye edition was scheduled for Oct. 20 at the ŁSSE headquarters. The organizers planned to discuss the potential of the Turkish market, opportunities for trade cooperation and practical steps for beginning sales in Türkiye, including the local business environment, legal and customs requirements, product certification, finding distributors and partners, and the experience of Polish companies operating abroad.
Economic affairs have occupied a prominent place in the embassy’s work in recent days. Ambassador Denktaş also met with representatives of Turkish transport companies in Warsaw at the TransLogistica trade fair and spoke at the Horizon4Poland’26 conference dedicated to the EU’s Horizon Europe program.
The consulate in Łódź
Türkiye’s honorary consulate general in Łódź opened on Nov. 30, 2022. The ceremony was attended by the then foreign ministers of Türkiye and Poland, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Zbigniew Rau. According to RMF24 radio, the city’s well-known lawyer Ryszard Marcinkowski became the first honorary consul, promising to help Turkish entrepreneurs find partners in Poland.

According to the Informacje Łódzkie portal, 15 honorary consulates currently operate in Łódź, and the Turkish consulate at 6/8 Stanisława Moniuszki Street is the newest of them.

As the portal notes, honorary consulates do not replace an embassy or a career consulate. They primarily perform representative and informational functions and help establish business, scientific and cultural ties with foreign partners. According to the embassy, the Łódź honorary consulate general will also serve Turkish citizens in the Świętokrzyskie and Lublin voivodeships from its new building.
Photos and video: Türkiye’s Embassy in Warsaw