Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) and Jordan’s SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) met on Wednesday, October 15. During the meeting, UNAM—one of Türkiye’s leading advanced research centers—and SESAME—the Middle East’s first synchrotron light source facility—discussed opportunities for collaboration in advanced materials analysis, light-based research infrastructures, and joint scientific projects.