Six agricultural professionals from Turkey came to the U.S. from September 3 – 14, 2018 and participated in the USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program on Biotechnology Policy and Communication at NC State in Raleigh, NC. This training program was planned by CALS Global Academy and was carried out with with professionals from the USDA, university, state, and the private sector. The goal of this program was to help Turkey develop a science-based and transparent approach to the genetically engineered products and improve the Turkey Biosafety Law. During this program, the Fellows learned about U.S. and global policies for biotech regulation; biotech production, supply, and demand; biotech research and development; risk communication in agricultural biotechnology; animal feeding and feed production. We did have to cut the 2-week session short due to Hurricane Florence, but we hope the experience was well-received and some long-lasted relationships were developed.