Business Association

The Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD) re-elected Simone Kaslowski as its president on March 30. 

He has been heading TUSIAD since February 2020 after replacing Erol Bilecik.

Kaslowski is the CEO of Organik Kimya, a chemicals company.

Murat Özyeğin and Bahadir Balkır are the vice presidents of the association.

On the recommendation of the Crisis Staff, the Government adopted that restaurants and cafes be open until 6 pm on December 31 and January 1, while grocery stores will be open until 8 pm.
However, although the catering facilities are open until 6 pm, music is allowed until 5 pm.

The country’s leading business association, the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD), has changed its name in Turkish, heralding a step to end gender discrimination and enhance women empowerment.

The executive board chairman of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD), Erol Bilecik, has drawn attention to slackness in Turkey's STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) system. "We expect that in 2013, employment will reach up to 34 million and 3.5 million of this will be STEM employments.

Turkey should stick to its European Union process in economic, security and democratization terms, the head of the country's top business organization has said, while also reiterating the organization's call for the launch of a comprehensive structural reform package. 

Turkey's top bosses have called for the restoration of national unity and the realization of key structural reforms in the post-referendum process. 

Turkey's top bosses have warned of the serious economic risks facing the country, noting the urgent need for Turkey to strengthen key institutions and decrease political uncertainties. 

Turkey's largest business organization has called on all stakeholders to achieve sustainable development goals in line with the United Nations' 2030 agenda. 

The 16th MÜSİAD EXPO opened on Nov. 9 in Istanbul, where thousands of businesspeople and investors from all over the world will explore new cooperation and partnership opportunities.

The expo will host in eight halls, 700 companies and 200,000 visitors from over 100 countries, according to the Independent Industrial and Business Association (MÜSİAD).      

Turkish police have detained four senior executives of Boydak Holding over allegations of financing the group of U.S.-based scholar Fethullah Gülen, a former government ally now considered the head of the "Fethullahist Terror Organization" (FETÖ).