Following a Turkey-Egypt Trade and Investment Bridge meeting organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) Tuesday January 19, 2010 in Cairo, Industry and Trade Minister Nihat Ergün and his Egyptian counterpart said they set a new target of $10 billion in mutual trade in the following three years.

Ergün, who was i... continue »

President Gül and Albanian President Bamir Topi attended the Turkish-Albanian Business Forum organized by TUSKON, Turkish Exporters Union and the Ministry of Foreign Trade at Sheraton Hotel in Albanian capital of Tirana on December 11, 2009.

Turkish President Abdullah Gül said on Friday he was glad to see that Albania was a safe country for investm... continue »

Turkey’s chief EU negotiator on Thursday, December 3, 2009 warned that the Turkish public’s motivation to join the bloc would end if the union imposes more sanctions because of the country’s conflict with Greek Cyprus.In a speech hosted by the Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey, or TUSKON, and the European Policy Center in Brussels, Eg... continue »

Former American Turkish Council Chairman Brent Scowcroft and New ATC Chairman Richard Armitage together with ATC board members visited TUSKON on November 18, 2009. TUSKON has a long lasting partnership with ATC and is also board member. TUSKON President Rizanur Meral emphasizd the importance of mutually beneficial partnership and he said TUSKON is committed ... continue »

A trade and investment bridge between Turkey and Morocco organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) in a bid to boost commerce between the two countries kicked off Nov 10 in Casablanca and ran through Nov. 13, with the attendance of Industry and Trade Minister Nihat Ergün along with a trade mission of more than 80 busin... continue »

Minister of Foreign Trade Zafer Çağlayan was in Johannesburg, South Africa between November 3-6, 2009, with a delegation of more than 100 businessmen for trade talks with South African officials and to attend the Turkish-South African Business Forum, jointly organized by the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade (DTM), the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen an... continue »

TUSKON organized Turkish-Kazakh Business and Investment Forum on Friday, OCt 23, 2009 together with Kazakhstan National Chamber of Commerce (ATAMEKEN) and Kazakh Business Association (KAZKA). 50 companies from Kazakhstan and 420 companies from Turkey participated to the event. Presidents of Kazakhstan and Turkey participated to the event and welcomed the bu... continue »

Davutoğlu's remarks came at a meeting jointly organized by the Brussels-based European Policy Center and the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) during his one-day visit to the EU capital on October 2, 2009. Later in the day, he was scheduled to have talks with both José Manuel Barroso, who last month won a parliamentary vote end... continue »

TUSKON organized Turkish-Brazilian Investment and Trade Forum for Brazilian businessmen delegation on September 28, 2009. There is a need to develop bilateral trade relations between Turkey and Brazil, and to balance the trade volume between the two countries, Zafer Çağlayan, state minister for trade and economy, said Monday.

Speaking at the Turkey... continue »

The Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) on Friday, September 25 signed an agreement to further develop their bilateral cooperation, expected to stimulate trade relations between the two countries.

TUSKON expects to support its members who engage in business... continue »

Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) Chairman Rızanur Meral said on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 that the Turkish business world supports the government's “democratization initiative” for a solution to the Kurdish issue, a decades-long problem which has cost Turkey thousands of lives.

Addressing the region's businessmen durin... continue »

Gül attended TUSKON's Eastern Anatolia Development and Collaboration Bridge (DAKİK) meeting in Erzurum, where businesspeople from eastern and western Turkey convened to prepare a common platform on which to pursue mutual business and investment opportunities on July 23, 2009.

“Big economies have big targets. We have to unite under one roof, create a... continue »

TUSKON's Secretary General Dr. Mustafa Gunay participated a day long conference organized by US Chamber of Commerce on US- Muslim World Engagement and Opportunities for Business World in this engagement process on June 26, 2009. Dr. Gunay discussed the Sectors on the Cutting Edge and asked for cooperation between US and Turkey in third countries to enhance t... continue »

Although its overall exports have slid nearly 30 percent since the beginning of the year, Turkey's trade with African countries has witnessed a steep rise, nearly as much as 40 percent, Turkey's recent foreign trade have shown.

Sustaining a harsh blow to its exports from the global economic crisis, Turkey has been looking forward to increasing its ... continue »

Trade ministers from a number of countries came together in İstanbul yesterday ahead of the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists' (TUSKON) Turkey-World Trade Bridge 2009. Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Çağlayan hosted a reception for foreign state ministers visiting İstanbul for the trade summit.

A total of four deputy pri... continue »

US Senators from Pennsylvania and New Jersey visited TUSKON Headquarters on May 28, 2009 and they had dinner with TUSKON members. Senator Bob Casey and Senator Frank Lautenberg emphasized the importance of recent President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's Turkey visits and they said they would like to follow up to evaluate the areas of cooperation between US ... continue »

Having brought together some 2,300 businessmen from 135 countries, 3,200 businessmen from Turkey, 33 trade ministers, 75 chamber of commerce presidents to evaluate opportunities for trade and cooperation, the Turkey-World Trade Bridge 2009 summit, organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON), is now close to realizing its... continue »

The Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) hosted a reception at United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday, May 6, 2009 to promote the upcoming Turkey-World Trade Bridge 2009 (www.tuskonwtb.com), due to be held in İstanbul between June 1 and 7. Receiving the guests, Turkey's permanent ambassador to the UN, Baki İlkin, made... continue »

On Friday, April 24, 2009 TUSKON US organized a roundtable featuring Deputy Governor of Turkish Central Bank Dr. Ibrahim Turhan. Dr. Turhan briefly talked about the recent global crisis in the world and it's possible implications for Turkish Economy. He emphasized the importance of strong banking system in Turkey and the successful role of the Turkish Centra... continue »

TUSKON President Rizanur Meral, Vice President Ahmet Ciger and Secretary General Mustafa Gunay visited Washington, DC on March 9-11, 2009. Mr.Meral adressed a distinguished group of researchers at Wilson Center on March 10, 2009. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of US-Turkish Relations and touched upon the recent developments in Turkish Economy an... continue »