TURKISH AMERICAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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The Turkish American Business Association’s (TABA) mission is to foster and develop increased communication, coordination and investment between businesses in the United States and Turkey. Central to this goal is providing a forum for information, advice and lobbying to allow the flow of business and investment between these two nations to run as smoothly as possible. In this age of increased globalization, and with Turkey’s ever-increasing dominance in Eurasia and the Middle East, increased business cooperation is of great value to both nations and their corporations.

TABA looks both to develop and improve the strength of Turkish businesses and decrease the barriers to entry of American businesses seeking to establish themselves in Turkey. In turn, the sustained fluidity of trans-national business operations is at the heart of TABA’s work. In order to achieve this goal, TABA has adopted strategic plans and services that it seeks to implement.  Such plans and services include:

•   Conducting research to determine relevant investment projects in line with expectations of both the Turkish and U.S. companies and to create an environment of open communication.

•   Giving advice to US and Turkish business circles on commercial, economical, financial, industrial undertakings and to prepare proposals for implementation.

•   Taking part in joint efforts with other non-governmental organizations and public authorities in order to attract investors to Turkey, and to discover solutions to eliminate legal and institutional bottlenecks faced by US companies investing in Turkey.

•   Organizing meetings, conferences, seminars, fairs and workshops about social topics and contents, which will help to facilitate the exchange of information and opinions.

•   Working in cooperation with other American Chambers of Commerce (AmCham) abroad, NGOs and professional organizations to eliminate the problems encountered during the application of regulations on the protection of intellectual property rights, international arbitration, competition, standards in bookkeeping and reporting, as well as corporate mergers and dissolutions.

•   Remaining in constant contact and working in harmony with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the ECACC (the European Council of American Chambers of Commerce) in Washington D.C., and also, to work on common projects and activities with the AmCham members in the Balkans and Caucasuses

Turkey is at a pivotal juncture in its drive to have more influence in the geo-political sphere.  As part of this upward mobility, Turkey is looking to drive trade and cooperation between key global players, such as the United States. The United States has long been involved in the Middle East and Eurasia and should continue to promote the extension of its private business operations into this area of the world. Increased Turkish-American business cooperation is a good thing for both nations, and TABA is working to make sure that the obvious benefits to both sides are reached in an efficient and harmonious manner.