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Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association

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MÜSİAD's Headquarters building in Istanbul

Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association (Turkish: Müstakil Sanayici ve İşadamları Derneği, MÜSİAD), is a non-governmental organization. According to 2021 records, MÜSİAD has 89 contact points in Turkey, 255 contact points in 73 countries, and more than 11,000 members. [1] The association holds an ISO 9001:2000 Quality Certificate. The association has representatives in every province of Turkey.[2]

History and Mission

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The association was established with the goal of fostering a network of business leaders capable of promoting and enhancing economic development. Over the years, The Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association has become an influential network supporting its members in Turkey and facilitating their involvement in global markets.

MÜSİAD organizes an annual defense industry fair called High-Tech Port by MÜSİAD. The second fair was held between 6–8 October 2015 in Doha, Qatar, and promoted billions of dollars of trade between Turkey and Qatar.[3][4] MÜSİAD also supports Turkey’s Housing Developers and Investors Organization (KONUTDER)[5] exhibitions to increase real estate trade ties to investors from the Gulf.[6]

Major Initiatives

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High-Tech Port by The Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association

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One of the key initiatives of the association is organizing an annual defense industry fair known as High-Tech Port by The Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association. This event showcases advanced technologies and promotes defense-related trade. Notably, the second fair took place from October 6-8, 2015,[7] in Doha, Qatar, significantly enhancing trade between Turkey and Qatar and underscoring the association's role in the global defense industry.

Support for KONUTDER

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Furthering its sectoral engagement, the association also supports the Turkey’s Housing Developers and Investors Organization (KONUTDER) by participating in real estate exhibitions aimed at strengthening real estate trade ties with investors from the Gulf region. This support highlights the association's strategic efforts to foster international investment relations.

See also

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Activity

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  • MÜSİAD Vizyoner: "Vizyoner" Summit, organized every 2 years by "MUSIAD", the non-governmental organization where Turkey's most powerful and universally widespread business people come to seek; It is an event organized for the benefit of the society in order to inform the business people of Turkey and the world, to prepare them for the future and to help them develop trust-oriented business connections.
    • MÜSİAD Vizyoner 2021 - in Istanbul on December 22[8]

References

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  1. ^ Наша цель - за короткое время довести товарооборот между Азербайджаном и Турцией до $15 млрд - турецкая ассоциация
  2. ^ Gazete, Banka (17 November 2021). "MÜSİAD, asgari ücret değerlendirmesi yaptı". Gazetebanka.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "2nd High Tech Port Fair & 19th International Business Forum (IBF) Congress (By invitation only)". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  4. ^ Turkish defense industry aims to sign deals worth $5B in Qatar
  5. ^ Sabah, Daily (2018-11-21). "Turkish business association to exhibit projects, bring together int'l investors". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  6. ^ Housing sector representatives set to host Gulf investors in Istanbul
  7. ^ Sabah, Daily (2015-10-05). "MÜSİAD head: Turkey's only solution to escape from the middle income trap is high tech". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  8. ^ "MÜSİAD Vizyoner 2021 22 Aralık'ta İstanbul'da". ifhaber. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.