The Indonesian-Turkish Trade and Investment Forum jointly organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) and the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)on June 30, 2010 in Istanbul. The Turkish president said investing in Turkey means investing in European and Middle Eastern markets as he spoke before Turkish and Ind... continue »

Yevgeny Primakov was in İstanbul on June 23, 24, 2010 as the guest of the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON). As part of his visit on Thursday Primakov promoted his book, titled “A World Without Russia? A Product of Political Shortsightedness.” Primakov, a former prime minister of Russia, has said Turkey has started to undertake... continue »

By Turhan Bozkurt
The Turkish Confederation of Industrialists and Businessmen (TUSKON) is hosting yet another of its highly significant summits. It is focusing on business instead of hurling insults. In a triumph of organization, 2,300 businessmen from 135 countries and 2,200 from Turkey will seek out business opportunities under the same roof. This time... continue »

All of the stalls in the 2nd World Trade Bridge organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) have been leased by companies seeking to boost sales by establishing new trade ties with thousands of businesspeople from 135 countries.

The assembly is expected to stage as many as 100,000 business meetings between par... continue »

President Gul paid a visit to Kazakhistan on May 25-28. TUSKON and Turkish Exporters Union jointly organized a trade and investment forum in Asthana on May 26, 2010. 400 million dollars worth of deals were signed and 1400 business meetings were held. 150 business people accompanying President Gul met with more than 350 Kazakh businesmen.

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Minister of Foreign Trade H.E. Zafer Caglayan paid a visit to US on May 18-21, 2010. In his first day, TABID (Turkish American Business Improvement and Development Council) and TUSKON jointly organized a dinner featuring H.E. Zafer Caglayan. Minister caglayan emphasized the importance of Turkish American Businessmen as natural lobby of Turkey and asked their... continue »

The Turkish-Russian Business Forum were held in Ankara on May 12, 2010. The forum, organized by a collaborative work of the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) and the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB). Some 1000 Turkish businessm... continue »

California Turkish American Chamber of Commerce (CATA Chamber) hosted a reception on Monday, May 10, 2010 to gather Turkish and U.S. businessmen. ConnecTA which stands for “connecting Turkish and American businesses” was held at Hyatt Regency Irvine on May 10, 2010. Among participants were Consul General of Turkiye Hakan Tekin, Newport Beach Mayor Keith Cur... continue »

The TUSKON package submitted to the minister on Saturday, May 8, 2010 seeks to find a solution to Turkey’s unemployment problem with 22 different articles. Among the measures that TUSKON is proposing is increased loan support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). TUSKON has offered to make effective contributions to the government through organizati... continue »

Receiving the newly elected TUSKON board at the Çankaya presidential palace on May 5, 2010, Gül said the confederation’s efforts to diversify Turkey’s export markets benefitted relations with different countries. Also mentioning TUSKON’s role as a bridge that opens global markets for Turkish businesses, the president said the state also is committed to conti... continue »

TUSKON President Rizanur Meral, and Secretary General Dr. Mustafa Gunay visited Washington DC on April 6-8, 2010. Delegation met with think tank scholars, government officials and business leaders. TUSKON President also paid a good will visit to the newly appointed Turkish Ambassador Namik Tan. Turkey may not be able to come through as a global economic lead... continue »

Washington post quoted TUSKON. Here is the article:

GAZIANTEP, TURKEY -- Since Turkey and Syria eliminated border restrictions several months ago, the crowds of Syrians at the glittering Sanko Park Mall in this southeastern Turkish city have grown tenfold. Exports from Gaziantep to Syria are booming, and rich Turkish businessmen are stepping up thei... continue »

TUSKON US Executive Director Hakan Tasci participated a panel discussion on US-Turkish Economic Cooperation on March 18, 2010 organized by Turkish American Business Improvement and Development Council of New Jersey (TABID NJ). JP Morgan Chase Vice President Economist Mehmet Ozhabes and Turkish Trade Attache Mr. Ahmet Canli was other speakers in this panel an... continue »

AK Party jurists, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Çiçek, Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin and AK Party group deputy chairman Bekir Bozdağ continued their rounds yesterday (March 24, 2010) to seek support for the government's 26-article reform package, which aims to bring Turkey's democracy and judiciary closer to the level of European standards.

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Speaking during a meeting organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON)and European Policy Center(EPC) in Brussels on March 23, 2010, Babacan said the EU had concerns about the future of some of its member countries’ economies, particularly Greece, but there is no longer such a problem when the issue of Turkey’s integratio... continue »

President Gul paid a three days visit to Cameroon and Congo together with 130 businessmen on March 14-17, 2010. TUSKON and TIM organized the business part of the program. 400 businessmen from Congo participated the investment forum in COngo on March 15 and 500 businessmen in Cameroon.

Gül was speaking with Turkish journalists accompanying him durin... continue »

TUSKON Vice President Ahmet Ciger visited Texas after Atlanta visit. Texas Turkish American Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Houston Partnership, and the City of Houston hosted Mr. Ahmet Ciger in Houston on February 25, 2010. Mr. Ciger spoke about Turkey's economic potential and the opportunities we can develop by partnering Texan business institutions. Jef... continue »

15 MARIFED member Turkish companies paid a visit to Atlanta on February, 20-25, 2010. Turkish American Chamber of COmmerce of Southeast and World Trade Center organized four days long program and arranged bilateral business meetings with local companies. MARIFED President and TUSKON's vice president Ahmet Ciger lead the delegation to Atlanta.

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Delivering a speech on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Turkey-Tanzania Trade and Investment Forum, organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) and attended by Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Çağlayan, Kikwete briefed delegates on the benefits provided to investors in Tanzania.

Companies investing in the... continue »

TUSKON US's Annual Think Tank Scholars Study Tour to Turkey were held on January 2-9, 2010. This time, the participants had chance to visit Ankara, Adana and Istanbul. Scholars from Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Center for American Progress, Woodrow Wilson Center, RAND and CACI participated in this study group. The schola... continue »