Itinerary
The delegation will spend two days in Ankara (April 7-8) and one day in Istanbul (April 9), meeting with U.S. and Turkish government and business officials:
- Ankara: April 7-8, 2025
- Istanbul: April 9, 2025
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Reception with U.S.-Türkiye business community featuring U.S. Consul General Julie A. Eadeh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Istanbul, Türkiye | Day 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COUNCIL CHAIRMAN
Hamdi Ulukaya, U.S.-Türkiye Business Council Chair and Chobani Founder and CEO
Raised in a dairy-farming family in a small village in eastern Türkiye, Hamdi founded Chobani in 2005 with the mission of making better food more accessible. Five years after selling the first cup of yogurt, Chobani became a billion-dollar brand, and today is America’s best-selling yogurt.
AGENDA
The Chamber will work to secure meetings with the following officials, agencies, and organizations, in addition to others:
Ankara
- President of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Cevdet Yılmaz
- Minister of Treasury and Finance H.E. Mehmet Şimşek
- Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Hakan Fidan
- Minister of Trade H.E. Ömer Bolat
- Minister of Energy and Natural Resources H.E. Alparslan Bayraktar
- Minister of Industry and Technology H.E. Mehmet Fatih Kacır
- Minister of National Defense H.E. Yaşar Güler
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Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change H.E. Murat Kurum
- Minister of Health H.E. Prof. Dr. Kemal Memişoğlu
- Minister of Transport and Infrastructure H.E. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu
- President of Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu
- U.S. Ambassador-Designate to Türkiye Tom Barrack (expected to be in country at this time)
HOTEL DETAILS
The Chamber has partnered with the following hotel properties to provide delegates discounted nightly rates:
- Ankara: JW Marriott Hotel Ankara
- Istanbul: Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus
Istanbul
- Governor of the Central Bank of Türkiye H.E. Fatih Karahan
- President of the Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu
- AmCham Türkiye
- Türkiye-U.S. Business Council (TAİK)
- Million Women Mentors Türkiye
Registration FEES
Rates include two delegates per company with lead delegate an above-country representative, in addition to on-the-ground transportation in Türkiye (excludes airfare):
- Members: $2,500
- Non-Members: $5,000
Notice: Participating delegates will be financially responsible for their airfare, both to/from and within Türkiye, as well as their lodging (these costs are exclusive of registration fees).
Past Missions
Interested in learning more about previous Chamber-led business delegations to Türkiye?
Contact Us
Please direct questions/comments to Ruya Kor (rkor@uschamber.com) and Natalie Bell (nbell@uschamber.com).