With each passing day, globalisation brings people,
countries and even continents closer together;
interactions increase, borders are removed and
international capital flows ever more freely as the
world economy is reshaped. As a consequence, foreign
economic relations can no longer be reduced to imports,
exports and investments alone. In these changing times,
DEİK views foreign economic relations as far more than
trade and of an importance beyond influence, global
policies and representation of one’s country.
DEİK sees itself as more than an organisation of
businesspeople because it takes foreign economic
relations as the basis of today’s civilisation, as agent
of intercultural exchange and as driving force of
humanity’s development.
DEİK is Turkey’s window to the world;
its global representative of our country’s values, vision
and potential; the founder of a network through which
our country interacts with global players; the mind that
understands the world in terms foreign economy;
the “global horizon” of our country.
Based on this understanding, DEİK pursues the
following vision:
Turkey:
• Serving as an example for economic and political
development on a regional and global level based
on cooperation between the private and the public
sector and civil society;
• Achieving macro-economic stability;
• Being globally competitive with leading
entrepreneurs and brands;
• Producing high-tech;
• Innovating;
• Having a significant share in world trade;
• Being one of the world’s foremost investment,
finance and R&D centres;
• Applying modern standards in all areas.
DEiK’s Vision
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