PODCASTS

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Episode 8 - What next for Turkey-US relations?

In this episode, Merih Kepez discusses what's next for Turkey-US relations after the first meeting between US President Biden and Turkey's President Erdoğan took place on June 15th, 2021, at the NATO Summit in Brussels. To assess what the meeting means for the two countries, Merih is joined by General James L. Jones, a US Marine Corps four-star general who retired after 40 years of service and now serves as the Honorary Chairman of the US-Turkey Business Council. 

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Friday, April 23, 2021

Episode 7 - What's the Turkey-US Digital Opportunity?

As the world slowly emerges from the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, industries start to assess the global business landscape and look for new opportunities, digital sectors are in the spotlight.

In this episode of TAİK Talks Business, we're discussing the digital opportunity for Turkish and US businesses with Derya Matras, the head of TAİK's digital task force and our California State Council Committee Chair, and Facebook's Managing Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey.

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Monday, March 29, 2021

Episode 6 - How can we boost Turkey-US trade?

In this episode, we explore the findings of an expansive study commissioned by TAİK, that forecasts an up to $200 billion drop in the US-China trade corridor by 2023, compared to 2019 levels, due to factors including Covid-19 changing the dynamics of global trade, trade conflicts being intensified and buyers constantly looking for more efficient supply chains.

The study, conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), builds on research on the best ways to increase bilateral TR-US trade to $100 billion and recommends Turkish industry focuses on new areas such as renewable energy, electric vehicles, smart cities, and household devices as part of the 'internet of things'.

Joining me to discuss all things TR-US trade is Professor Ahmet Kasim Han, faculty member at the Department of International Relations at Istanbul’s Altinbas University. He serves as a board member at EDAM, a leading independent think-tank,  is an adjunct professor of strategy for the Turkish National Defense University Atatürk Strategic Research Institute, and is a member of TAİK's advisory board.

Visit TAİK's website for more information on Turkey-US trade and follow @taikofficial on Twitter for updates.

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Monday, March 8, 2021

Episode 5 - Turkish American Women In Politics

The Biden Administration has appointed a number of Turkish American women to high profile positions in public office including Didem Nişancı, who was appointed Chief of Staff to the new Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and lawyer Özge Güzelsu, who was appointed as the Deputy General Counsel (Legislation) to the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

To mark International Women’s Day, we’re talking with Dr. Tuba Firincioglu-Apaydin, President of the National Coalition of Turkish American Women Political Action Committee (PAC), a PAC set up to support Turkish Americans to play an active role in U.S. politics. The PAC is particularly aimed at supporting more Turkish American women to participate in U.S. public life and this forms the main area of discussion in this episode of TAIK Talks Business.  

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Episode 4 - 2021 Turkish Business Priorities with Pelin Akin Özalp

2020 proved to be one of the most challenging and uncertain for the global business community in recent history due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As this year gets into full swing and the business world assesses what’s ahead for 2021, we’re discussing the priorities for Turkey’s business community with Pelin Akin Özalp, TAİK board member, businesswoman, and Vice Chairwoman of Akfen Infrastructure Holding, one of Turkey’s largest infrastructure investment holding companies. 

Visit TAİK's website for more information on Turkey-US trade and follow @taikofficial on Twitter for updates.

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Monday, December 21, 2020

Episode 3 - The Turkish American Diaspora Community

In this episode of TAİK Talks Business, we discuss Turkey’s US diaspora business community and explore ways we can better support it to strengthen and grow.

Joining me to discuss this is Derya Taskin, a first-generation Turkish American immigrant who has lived in the US for 25 years. Derya was previously the Deputy Mayor of Paterson, one of New Jersey’s most populated cities. Derya is also the head of The World Turkish Business Council (DTİK’s) Americas Regional Committee, where she oversees work to engage Turkish entrepreneurs living in countries of the Americas with the aim of increasing trade in those countries and around the world.

To find out more about both DTİK and Derya, follow them on Twitter - @DTIKiletisim and @DeryaTaskin8.

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

Episode 2 - US Election Special

What could the outcome of the next US election mean for Turkey-US trade? Will a Trump re-election mean a doubling down on the $100 billion trade target and what could a Biden victory mean for Turkish companies doing business with the US?

To discuss these questions and more, we're joined by two experts in both Democratic and Republican politics. Bryan Lanza is a Republican strategist and former Communications Director of President’s Trump’s 2016 Transition team.

For the Democratic perspective, we have former US Congressman Toby Moffet, who served four terms in the US House of Representatives representing the state of Connecticut and is now a Democratic strategist.

Visit TAİK's website for more information on Turkey-US trade and follow @taikofficial on Twitter for updates.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Episode 1 - Female engineers and Turkey's construction industry

How will Turkish industries benefit by increasing the number of women in engineering careers and what’s it like being a woman leading one of Turkey’s biggest companies?

We discuss those topics and more on the first episode of TAİK Talks Business with Ebru Özdemir, Chair of Limak Investments and founder of Engineer Girls of Turkey, a UN-backed initiative aimed at increasing the number of female engineers in Turkey.

Find out more about Engineer Girls of Turkey on Twitter @Muhendis_Kizlar.

Visit TAİK's website for more information on Turkey-US trade and follow @taikofficial on Twitter for updates.

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