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John Tomlin

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Medical Supplies for Northeast Consortium of States

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Larry,

John Tomlin writing from Mercury. Charlie King gave me your mail address.

I am working with the Turkey-US Business Council, which represents some of the largest

companies in Turkey. A number of the members of the council manufacture and export

medical equipment and PPE. Given the Governor’s announcement of a consortium of

northeaster states to buy these products, my client wanted to reach out and see if New York or

other states in the consortium would be interested in connecting with Turkish companies who

can fulfill these needs.

Please see the attached letter, addressed to Governor Cuomo. Feel free to contact me if you

have any questions or would like to discuss further.

Thank you. Hope to hear from you soon.

John Tomlin

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Honorable Andrew Cuomo

Governor of New York State

New York State Capitol Executive Chamber

Albany, New York 12247


Dear Governor Cuomo,

I write to extend a hand of friendship from the Turkish business community. I read with great

interest about your recent decision to lead a consortium of northeastern states to purchase

medical equipment to aid in your responses to the coronavirus pandemic. As you source the

globe for suppliers, I encourage you to look to Turkish companies as willing, able and available

partners who can meet your needs in a timely manner with quality products.

The Turkey-US Business Council (TAIK) is Turkey’s oldest business organization and our

mission is to enhance the longstanding trade and investment relationship between the United

States and Turkey. As Chairman of TAIK, I represent some of the most prominent companies in

Turkey including many in the manufacturing, textile and machine parts sectors.

These firms are leading Turkey’s efforts to supply our country’s health system with much-needed

personal protective equipment, ventilators and other medical devices critical to our pandemic

response. Their products far surpass the quality of those produced by competing firms in China

and elsewhere and our companies have continued to keep their production processes active,

which means orders are being fulfilled without delay. This is part of the reason why Turkey has

not experienced shortages of devices or personal protective equipment.

Our government’s recent decision to lift temporary export restrictions on Turkish-made medical

devices places a number of TAIK members in prime positions to assist the consortium of

northeastern states in acquiring the medical equipment it needs to fight this virus. And given the

Turkish government’s large donation of medical supplies to the US federal government last

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TAiKweek, it is clear that our country is committed to helping our friends in America. For these

reasons, I strongly encourage the consortium to work with Turkish medical suppliers to fulfill

your equipment needs for the remainder of this crisis.

This unprecedented global pandemic has created challenges for every government across the

globe. Please know that the Turkish business community stands in strong solidarity with you and

your constituents and that TAIK members are eager to explore partnerships that can keep the

people of your states healthy and save lives. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly if

you are interested in exploring opportunities or if you would like to discuss further. I am happy

to facilitate connections to Turkish firms who can meet your needs or answer any questions you

may have.

Additionally, I am pleased to invite you to participate as a featured speaker in TAIK’s

Transatlantic Talks Webinar series. This would be a terrific opportunity to share the needs and

experiences of your state directly to the TAIK business community. Recent guests have included

New York Times columnist, Tom Friedman and founding member of Mobius Capital Partners,

Dr. Mark Mobius. We would be honored to have you. Please let me know if you are interested.

You can reach me at ([email protected]).I hope to hear from you soon.


Sincerely

Mehmet Ali Yal^indag

Chairman

Turkey-US Business Council

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Honorable John Carney, Governor of Delaware

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Honorable Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey

Honorable Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island

Honorable Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania

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Honorable Andrew Cuomo

Governor of New York State

New York State Capitol Executive Chamber

Albany, New York 12247

May 6th, 2020

Dear Governor Cuomo,

I write to extend a hand of friendship from the Turkish business community. I read with great

interest about your recent decision to lead a consortium of northeastern states to purchase

medical equipment to aid in your responses to the coronavirus pandemic. As you source the

globe for suppliers, I encourage you to look to Turkish companies as willing, able and available

partners who can meet your needs in a timely manner with quality products.

The Turkey-US Business Council (TAIK) is Turkey’s oldest business organization and our

mission is to enhance the longstanding trade and investment relationship between the United

States and Turkey. As Chairman of TAIK, I represent some of the most prominent companies in

Turkey including many in the manufacturing, textile and machine parts sectors.

These firms are leading Turkey’s efforts to supply our country’s health system with much-needed

personal protective equipment, ventilators and other medical devices critical to our pandemic

response. Their products far surpass the quality of those produced by competing firms in China

and elsewhere and our companies have continued to keep their production processes active,

which means orders are being fulfilled without delay. This is part of the reason why Turkey has

not experienced shortages of devices or personal protective equipment.

Our government’s recent decision to lift temporary export restrictions on Turkish-made medical

devices places a number of TAIK members in prime positions to assist the consortium of

northeastern states in acquiring the medical equipment it needs to fight this virus. And given the

Turkish government’s large donation of medical supplies to the US federal government last

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reasons, I strongly encourage the consortium to work with Turkish medical suppliers to fulfill

your equipment needs for the remainder of this crisis.

This unprecedented global pandemic has created challenges for every government across the

globe. Please know that the Turkish business community stands in strong solidarity with you and

your constituents and that TAIK members are eager to explore partnerships that can keep the

people of your states healthy and save lives. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly if

you are interested in exploring opportunities or if you would like to discuss further. I am happy

to facilitate connections to Turkish firms who can meet your needs or answer any questions you

may have.

Additionally, I am pleased to invite you to participate as a featured speaker in TAIK’s

Transatlantic Talks Webinar series. This would be a terrific opportunity to share the needs and

experiences of your state directly to the TAIK business community. Recent guests have included

New York Times columnist, Tom Friedman and founding member of Mobius Capital Partners,

Dr. Mark Mobius. We would be honored to have you. Please let me know if you are interested.

You can reach me at ([email protected]).I hope to hear from you soon.

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Chairman

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