BTSO Members have Evaluated the Co-operation Opportunities with the U.S.A.

Turkey-U.S.A. business forum was carried out in New York, U.S.A. with the organization of Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTSO). B2B meetings were also held with the members of the Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TACCI). Mr. İbrahim Burkay; President of the Board of Directors of BTSO said that U.S.A. is still a country to be discovered for the representatives of the Turkish business community.

BTSO, visiting New York with a delegation of 160-people within the scope of the International Franchise Expo Fair which is organized in U.S.A. and bringing the leading brands of the World, held the Turkish-American business forum with the participation of the members of TACCI. Mr. İbrahim Burkay; President of the Board of Directors of BTSO,  Members of the Board of Directors of BTSO, Mr. Ertan Yalçın; Consul General of the Republic of Turkey in New York, Mr. Ali Yurdupak; Attache of the Republic of Turkey in New York, Mr. Ali Koçak; President of the Board of Directors of TACCI, and members of BTSO and TACCI attended the forum.

 “U.S.A. IS STILL A COUNTRY TO BE DISCOVERED FOR US”

Mr. İbrahim Burkay; President of the Board of Directors of BTSO said that “The meeting held will contribute much to the development of the trade between Bursa and U.S.A. Relations between Turkey and the United States are founded more than 200 years ago. But in spite of the strategical co-operations between two countries, our economic relations are not at the desired level. The share we take from the trade pie of the United States which is 4 trillion is not even 20 billion Dollars. Regarding these figures, as the representatives of the Turkish business world, the United States is still a country to be discovered for us.”

He also said that “As we target 75 billion Dollars export for 2023, we think that this trade volume between Bursa and the United States is definitely not enough as the U.S. is the largest market of the world.

BTSO HAS BECOME A MEMBER OF THE TACCI

After the meeting and speeches, the protocol signing ceremony making BTSO a TACCI member was held. And BTSO has become a member of the TACCI through the protocol signed by Mr. İbrahim Burkay; President of the Board of Directors of BTSO and Mr. Ali Koçak; President of the Board of Directors of TACCI. According to this protocol, BTSO will be informed about commercial, economic and political developments in the U.S.A. and Turkey market; and will be able to reach the confirmed, non-public strategical U.S.A. and Turkey public and private sector connections. Besides, BTSO will be able to make use of the Custom Qalification service provided by the TACCI. After the Forum, BTSO members met with the company representatives active in U.S.A. Representatives of the Bursa business community discussed co-operation possibilities in b2b meetings.