IKV Chairman Ayhan Zeytinoğlu will hold official talks in the US between 14 and 18 March 2022. Zeytinoğlu is participating in the “Commercial Diplomacy Events” to be held in the US, under the coordination of the Republic of Turkey Directorate of Communication and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), within the framework of the 100 billion dollar US-Turkey trade volume target. The delegation will hold talks on commercial diplomacy and bilateral economic relations in Washington and New York.

President of the Presidential Investment Office Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu, Chief Advisor to the Presidency and Member of the Economic Policy Board Cemil Ertem and Chairman of the Parliamentary Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resources, Information and Technology Commission, AK Party Konya Deputy Ziya Altunyaldız, TIM Deputy Chairman Başaran Bayrak and Vice-Chairman of TIM Brand Council Süleyman Orakçıoğlu are included in the delegation.

The delegation will meet with Turkish and American businesspeople, and will visit the US Department of State, the US Department of Commerce and the US Chamber of Commerce. The delegation, which will hold talks on advancing commercial relations between the US and Turkey at the Atlantic Council think tank, will also meet with members of the American and international press. Within the framework of the official visit, panels and commercial diplomacy workshops will be organised to increase Turkey’s role in transatlantic exports. Panels titled “Joining Forces for Prosperity: Turkey-US Relations” and “Turkish-American Efforts for New Horizons: Trade Goal of $100 Billion” will be held at Turkish House (Türkevi) in New York. IKV Chairman Zeytinoğlu will make presentations at the panels on Turkey-US trade relations and how relations can be improved.