Business Community NGO’s and TUSKON

The functions of NGO’s in democratic societies: • To enhance the culture of democracy,

• To convert the state from an unreachable authority into an transparent institution,

• To contribute to the social diversification,

• To bring together individual interests,

• To provide individuals sense of belonging,

• To ensure political engagement,

• To develop social consciousness,

• To maintain economic welfare.

NGO’s and Business Community• The development of free market economy

• Free market economy turns the companies into the main actors of the economy.

• Free market economy and civil society goes hand in hand.

• Governments getting more effective

• NGO’s take over the unnecessary burden from the government and the government focuses on its own essential duties.

H.E Abdullah Gül adressing in Türkiye –Ghana Trade and Investment Forum 2011

Prime Minister H.E. R. Tayyip Erdoğan in 4. United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Private Sector Track co-organized by TUSKON.

Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu in Türkiye-Africa Trade Bridge, December 2011.

• The development of a transparent government

• Civil control over the admsinistration contributes to the development of a transparent government.

• Transparent admisnistration prevents corruption; which means more production and investment.

• The circulation of global capital

• Open country with the participation of civil society attracts foreign capital.

Türkiye-World Trade Bridge 2011

Türkiye-Africa Trade Bridge 7, 2011

• TUSKON invites international investors to Turkey.

Indonesia Delegation B2B Meetings, October 2011

Germany Delegation B2B Meetings, Sepetmber 2011

China Delegation B2B Meetings, April 2011

• In addition to main markets, TUSKON focuses on developing economies in the world.

Ghana Delegation B2B meetings, September 2011

• TUSKON helps businessmen and institutions about investment opportunities, contacts, conditions etc.

France-Turkey Investment and Cooperation Opportunities Seminar, November 2011

Comissioner Mr. Stefan Füle in Turkey-EU: Common Interests Revisited Conference, November 2011

Turkey-China Trade and Investment Forum, November 2011

• TUSKON has an effective, realistic and practical perspective.

Display booths in World Trade Bridge 2011

• Contribution to the rule of law

• Business community needs fast-moving, effective justice system. It is also crucial to the foreign investment.

• Business NGO’s contribute to the development of justice taking actions towards it.

The process of new constitution for Turkey discussed in the European Parliament in a meeting organized by TUSKON.March,2012.

• Contribution to the human development

• Business community needs qualified labour. NGO’s contributes to the human development with educational and cultural activities.

One of know-how seminars in a TUSKON affiliate.

• Social diversification

• NGO’s are born out of social diversification. It also serves for it.• Social diversification inherently leads to economic diversification.

TUSKON represents 162 business associations from all around Turkey.