The American Business Forum in Turkey (AmCham Turkey/ABFT), founded in 2004 as an American Chamber of Commerce, is focused on promoting a positive business agenda and commercial environment in Turkey and to enhancing bilateral trade, investment and relations through advocacy, diplomacy, information exchange and networking opportunities. 

AmCham Turkey/ABFT is dedicated to advocacy leadership on behalf of our member companies and in support of free markets, liberalized trade and transparency. To this end, AmCham Turkey/ABFT endeavors to be a credible, respected and effective partner and bridge between the public and private sectors in Turkey and the US. The association represents approximately 100 prestigious U.S. companies operating in Turkey and, as an American Chamber of Commerce, is in an ideal position to work with government and private sector leaders in both countries to represent its members and improve bilateral commercial relations. 

Our membership is comprised of companies from many sectors including pharmaceuticals, financial services, IT Technologies, electronic, energy, real estate, hospitality, food & beverages, education and other diverse industry sectors.

www.amchamturkey.org

DEİK, the Turkish private sector’s gateway to foreign countries, was founded in 1986 to follow the economic, commercial, industrial and financial relations of the Turkish private sector with foreign countries and international organisations and to help to initiate and improve these relationships. DEİK started its operations in 1987. DEİK operates through bilateral Business Councils and as of January 2014, includes 115 Business Councils within 8 regional coordinatorships and 42 Founding Organisations. Bilateral Business Councils are founded through cooperation agreements signed with foreign counterpart institutions. The Turkish side of the Business Councils consists of member companies that have previously started developing or plan to develop business relations with the relevant country. One company may become a member of more than one Business Council if it designates more than one representative.

DEİK, with the headquarters in Istanbul, also has representative offices in Washington, Moscow and Ankara. DEİK has representatives in 129 leading industrial cities and provinces in Turkey and in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

en.deik.org.tr

The Business Year (TBY) is a leading provider of business investment consultancy services and publisher of yearly information resources on national economies and business environments. The Business Year provides accurate, timely and country-specific economic and business data, assessing the trends and developments of all the major economic sectors of the countries where it conducts research.

The Business Year presents the real opportunities and those creating them – business people, public officials, and key stakeholders – to introduce the many faces of the world of business.

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