Turkish business association MUSIAD, JPMorgan Chase hold investment conference in New York

Türkiye's Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (MUSIAD), in cooperation with JPMorgan Chase, organized an investment conference and sector-focused investor-company meetings in New York, according to a statement from the association on Tuesday.

Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek also attended the program, which brought together representatives of Turkish public institutions and MUSIAD members.

Ahead of the conference, MUSIAD member companies operating in strategic sectors, particularly the defense industry and shipbuilding, held roundtable meetings with executives from relevant JPMorgan units for detailed discussions.

Representatives from the food, construction, machinery, services, agriculture, and automotive sectors also took part, gaining direct insight into global investment trends in their respective fields and exploring potential cooperation opportunities.

During the meetings, MUSIAD member companies presented their investment projects, growth targets, and future outlooks directly to international investors, while also holding bilateral talks focused on investment and financing opportunities.

The program later continued with an investment conference session attended by Simsek.

Among those attending were MUSIAD President Burhan Ozdemir, Vice President Selim Basdemir, and senior executives from some of Türkiye’s leading companies.

The organization is expected to contribute to deepening Türkiye-US economic ties, increasing investment cooperation, and strengthening the integration of the Turkish business community with global financial circles.

It also stood out as a notable example of direct engagement between real sector representatives and international investors, with the aim of presenting Türkiye’s investment potential more effectively on a global scale.

Ozdemir said Türkiye’s macroeconomic balances, financial stability, and growth vision were discussed comprehensively during the event.

“We believe these meetings, where our real sector representatives establish direct contact with global investors, will contribute to our country’s investment environment,” he said.

Referring to meetings held with members from different sectors as part of the program, Ozdemir added: “Our companies had the opportunity to share their investment projects, growth targets, and future perspectives with international investors. At the same time, we were able to directly present our country’s investment potential and the strength of our real sector to international financial circles.”