President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with leading representatives of the Turkish-U.S. business community on several occasions during the 19th Türkiye Investment Conference, held in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
President Erdoğan chaired the Investment Conference Presidential Roundtable jointly hosted by the Foreign Economic Relations Board's (DEİK) Türkiye-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's U.S.-Türkiye Business Council (USTBC) at the Turkish House (Türkevi). The roundtable was attended by Trade Minister Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Foreign Affairs Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Investment and Finance Office President A. Burak Dağlıoğlu, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye Governor Fatih Karahan, U.S. EXIM President John Jovanovic, Ambassador of Türkiye to Washington Sedat Önal, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Thomas J. Barrack, DEİK President Nail Olpak, DEİK/TAİK Chairman Murat Özyeğin, U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S.-Türkiye Business Council Chairman Hamdi Ulukaya, and senior executives representing Fortune 100 companies.
Drawing attention to the evolving global economic landscape, President Erdoğan highlighted major transformations expected to reshape regional supply chains, trade routes, investment flows, reconstruction efforts, and high-technology sectors. The President emphasized Türkiye's competitive position as companies increasingly consider resilience and security alongside cost efficiency when making supply chain and investment decisions.
President Erdoğan also highlighted Türkiye's strategic position at the nexus of major regional trade corridors, underscoring the opportunities created by regional reconstruction projects and the extensive capabilities and international experience of Türkiye's construction sector. The President highlighted the growing potential of Türkiye's defense and high-technology industries, stressing the country's capacity to contribute to the supply security of its allies. He also emphasized Türkiye's efforts to attract investment and enable international investors to capitalize on emerging opportunities arising from global and regional transformations.
President Erdoğan also drew attention to Türkiye's investment support ecosystem and invited the business community to engage with the Investment and Finance Office's branches in the United States. “Our foreign missions, particularly our Investment and Finance Office in Washington and New York, are always ready to support you."
Following the Presidential Roundtable, the delegation first attended the “Türkiye's Economic Outlook and Investment Opportunities Roundtable Meeting," hosted by Citi. The meeting brought together Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye Governor M. Fatih Karahan, DEİK President Nail Olpak, Investment and Finance Office President A. Burak Dağlıoğlu, DEİK/Türkiye–U.S. Business Council (TAİK) Chairman Murat Özyeğin, Citi's Global Head of Public Sector Banking Stephanie von Friedeburg, and representatives of leading U.S. investment firms.
Discussions focused on Türkiye's medium- and long-term economic outlook, growth targets, productivity gains, price stability, and the role of fiscal discipline in the disinflation process. Participants also highlighted Türkiye's strong production infrastructure, strategic location, and logistics connectivity, as well as investment opportunities in high-value-added sectors, including advanced manufacturing, green and digital transformation, defense and aerospace, healthcare, tourism, and logistics.
On the morning of the second day, the Energy Roundtable Meeting was held in collaboration with the American Business Roundtable (ATBR) and the Atlantic Council and hosted by Franklin Templeton. The meeting brought together Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar; Grand National Assembly of Türkiye's Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resources, Information and Technology Commission Chair Mustafa Varank; DEİK President Nail Olpak; DEİK/Türkiye–U.S. Business Council (TAİK) Chairman Murat Özyeğin; and senior representatives of U.S. energy companies.
In the afternoon of the same day, the 19th Investment Conference's main session brought together Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, Trade Minister Prof. Ömer Bolat, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye Governor M. Fatih Karahan, DEİK President Nail Olpak, DEİK/Türkiye–U.S. Business Council (TAİK) Chairman Murat Özyeğin, and Citi's Global Head of Public Sector Banking Stephanie von Friedeburg, alongside more than 100 institutional investors, fund managers, and representatives of leading U.S. financial institutions. Participants shared insights into Türkiye's monetary policy, inflation outlook, and disinflation process, while discussing fiscal discipline, policy continuity, economic resilience, productivity gains, and the country's investment potential.
The multi-day program concluded with strong engagement from the investment community, underscoring the potential to deepen Türkiye-U.S. economic ties and expand investment partnerships in line with the shared goal of reaching USD 100 billion in bilateral trade. Across the sessions, participants explored opportunities to strengthen cooperation and advance investment across Türkiye's key economic sectors.