DEİK is an important representative of the Turkish
economy and its productive, value adding, employment
and foreign trade potential. DEİK owes this capacity
to both its Founding Institutions and the companies
represented by its members.
DEİK wants to fulfill its duty in the establishment of
a social order committed to a competitive market
economy, sustainable development and participative
democracy. To achieve these goals, DEİK has adopted
the following mission:
• To express its point of view to public organisations
and institutions whenever the occasion arises;
• To help companies deepen their market presence
and to access newmarkets;
• To organise national and international events;
• To formulate and implement strategies and policies
on foreign economic relations;
• To generate the information required by the
business community in its foreign economic
relations;
• To carry out activities designed to attract direct
foreign investments to Turkey;
• To broaden the national, regional and global
networks the private sector relies on in its activities;
• To organise training programmes to improve the
corporate capacity of companies with the purpose
of advancing them to become global players;
• To carry out activities that support the country’s
diplomacy and contribute to the development of
bilateral and multilateral social relationships;
• To represent the Turkish business community in
international and multinational organisations, and
to lobby for the country on international platforms.
DEiK’s Mission
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