TURKIYE INVESTMENT CONFERENCE: THE HEART OF STRATEGIC COOPERATION WITH THE US BEATS IN NEW YORK

The conference brings together the Türkiye private sector and US investors, offering significant opportunities for strategic partnerships and direct foreign investment

The Türkiye Investment Conference is held annually in New York City, hosted by DEIK/Türkiye-US Business Council (TAIK). The Conference, organized concurrently with the United Nations General Assembly, aims to strengthen economic and trade relations between the two countries. The Conference, which brings together high-level government officials and business representatives in Türkiye with American investors and company leaders seeking to better understand the business environment in Türkiye, provides an important platform for developing direct investment and strategic cooperation opportunities between the countries.

The 15th Türkiye Investment Conference, held at Türkevi with the participation of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, featured a Roundtable Meeting. The meeting was attended by Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Dr. Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, DEIK President TURKIYE INVESTMENT CONFERENCE: THE HEART OF STRATEGIC COOPERATION WITH THE US BEATS IN NEW YORK Türkiye Yatırım Konferansı: ABD ile Stratejik İş Birliğinin Kalbi New York’ta Atıyor The conference brings together the Türkiye private sector and US investors, offering significant opportunities for strategic partnerships and direct foreign investment Konferans, Türk özel sektörü ile ABD’li yatırımcıları bir araya getirerek stratejik iş birlikleri ve doğrudan yabancı yatırımlar için önemli fırsatlar sunuyor The Türkiye Investment Conference is held annually in New York City, hosted by DEIK/Türkiye-US Business Council (TAIK). The Conference, organized concurrently with the United Nations Gen eral Assembly, aims to strengthen economic and trade relations between the two countries. The Conference, which brings together high-level government officials and business representatives in Türkiye Yatırım Konferansı, DEIK/Türkiye-ABD Iş Konseyi (TAIK) ev sahipliğinde her yıl ABD’nin New York şehrinde dü zenlenmektedir. Birleşmiş Milletler Genel Kurulu ile eş zamanlı organize edilen Konferans, iki ülke arasındaki ekonomik ve ticari ilişkileri güçlendirmeyi hedefliyor. Türkiye’deki üst düzey hükümet yetkilileri ve iş dünyası temsilcilerini, Türkiye’deki iş Nail Olpak, and US Chamber of Commerce President Suzanne L. Clarke, TAIK President Murat Özyeğin, U.S.-Türkiye Business Council President Hamdi Ulukaya, and high-level representatives from companies in both countries.

At the meeting, President Erdoğan met with decision-makers from 26 American companies, including Boeing, Amazon, Walmart, MasterCard, GE Aerospace, GE Healthcare, Carrier, Hilton, Marriott, American Express, Merck, JP Morgan, Citi, Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, Goldman Sachs, and Ford. These meetings provided an opportunity to share Türkiye’s investment environment and private sector dynamics directly with US investors, paving the way for new partnerships and investment projects. Additionally, as part of the 15th Türkiye Investment Conference, a collaboration with Goldman Sachs brought together US investment and fund managers with Trade Minister Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat and Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek. Turkish private sector representatives also shared their experiences with investors at the “Türkiye’s Private Sector Outlook” panel and conveyed the advantages of their sectors in global competition.

The 16th Türkiye Investment Conference was held in New York on April 21, 2025, in collaboration with CITI and with the participation of Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek. The conference provided investors with an in-depth look at Türkiye’s economic and financial structure, while enabling opportunities in various sectors to be directly discussed.

The 17th Türkiye Investment Conference was held in New York on September 22, 2025, within the scope of the United Nations Summit and with the participation of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The conference was organized with the aim of further deepening trade and investment relations between Türkiye and the United States, developing new mutually beneficial partnerships, and increasing Türkiye’s visibility among global investors. In this regard, the Türkiye Investment Conference continued to play a key role in the sustainability of the strategic economic partnership between the two countries.