Turkey-U.S. Business Council

Turkey's trade volume with the United States reached $25 billion in the first 11 months of this year, Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) chair Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ has said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sept. 20 called on businesspeople in the United States to believe in Turkey's potential and make investments in the country.

Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) chair Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ has hailed "the mutual understanding for common interests" expressed by the Turkish and U.S. presidents in their meeting in Brussels on June 14.

A group of Turkish and American businesses has sent a joint letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, ahead of the two's meeting on June 14.

The Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) has penned a letter to the U.S. President-elect Joe Biden proposing a commission to strengthen relations and solve the problems between the two countries on Dec. 17.

Signed by TAİK Chairman Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ, the letter congratulated Biden for his victory in the U.S. presidential election.

As U.S.- China commercial wars have been flared by the coronavirus pandemic, Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) has stepped up efforts to remind American decision-makers of Turkey's reliability as a trade partner.

A conference between Turkish and U.S. firms will be held in Washington in April, the head of Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAIK) said on Feb. 10.

Turkey and the United States should put their political and diplomatic differences behind them and focus on the economy and mutual business interests, said Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ, chair of the Turkey-U.S. Business Council, during a conference in Washington April 15.

As the first Turkish reaction to the U.S. decision to sanction two Turkish ministers, Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) has announced that "there should be no sanctions between old friends" and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan "can solve this problem" with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. 

Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) has sent an open letter to Turkish and the United States presidents ahead of the NATO Summit in Brussels on July 11.