MÜSİAD President Mahmut Asmalı came together with members of parliament within the scope of the Hasbihal Meeting. Speaking at the event, President Asmalı said, "We have full confidence that we will achieve our export targets for new markets with our qualified employment strength, our innovative entrepreneurs, our investors and our well-equipped young people." In his assessment within the scope of the Hasbihal Meeting with members of parliament, President Asmalı also touched upon the IBF 2nd Turkish-Arab Business Summit to be held in Gaziantep on 10-12 June and MÜSİAD EXPO 2022 to be held at the TÜYAP İstanbul Fair and Congress Center on 2-5 November, saying, "Towards the hundredth anniversary of our Republic, together we will carry our Türkiye, a country of peace and stability, to much greater heights under the strong political leadership of our President."

The Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association (MÜSİAD) Hasbihal Meeting with Members of Parliament was held in the capital Ankara. MÜSİAD President Mahmut Asmalı, who came together with members of parliament within the scope of the Hasbihal Meeting, recalled that MÜSİAD had declared 2022 the "Year of Investment" in order to carry Türkiye's economic power, investment potential, production volume and export vision confidently into the future, to raise the welfare level of our people and to contribute to our country reaching its 2023 targets. In his speech, President Asmalı emphasized that they had implemented the greater part of the 7 strategic targets they set out when they took office, saying, "We have full confidence that we will achieve our export targets for new markets with our qualified employment strength, our innovative entrepreneurs, our investors and our well-equipped young people."

"We believe in our entrepreneurs, our investors and our well-equipped young people"

Referring in his speech to MÜSİAD's 2022 Year of Investment projection, MÜSİAD President Mahmut Asmalı shared his assessments regarding the MÜSİAD Trade Office and the Arab Businessmen Office launched in the new term. In his statement, President Asmalı said, "We believe in our entrepreneurs, our investors and our well-equipped young people."

President Asmalı continued as follows:

"MÜSİAD is moving forward by undertaking very important projects not only for Türkiye's economic and social development but also for it to become a global player. We are carrying into the future, with determination, resolve and faith, the flag we took over following MÜSİAD's 26th Ordinary General Assembly held on 11 September 2021. In order to carry Türkiye's economic power, investment potential, production volume and export vision confidently into the future, to raise the welfare level of our people and to contribute to our country reaching its 2023 targets, we declared 2022 the 'Year of Investment'. And in order to realize our targets one by one, we put into effect our 7-point strategy plan. We designed a comprehensive action plan including the strengthening of MÜSİAD offices in all G20 countries and the increase of commercial diplomacy, the establishment of the Arab Businessmen Liaison Office, the organization of at least one MÜSİAD EXPO Fair abroad, the establishment of the MÜSİAD International Arbitration Centre, support for micro-exports, and in this direction the strengthening of each of our members' infrastructure processes such as logistics, human resources and payment systems, the bringing together of ambassadors and commercial attachés with business people in Anatolia through economic diplomacy activities, and the establishment of the MÜSİAD Trade Office (MTO). Praise be to God, we have implemented the greater part of our targets. As our capacity expands horizontally and vertically, our field of activity is gaining ever more depth. The establishment of the MÜSİAD Trade Office and the Arab Businessmen Liaison Office is the most important reflection of MÜSİAD's global vision... We have full confidence that we will achieve our export targets for new markets with our qualified employment strength, our innovative entrepreneurs, our investors and our well-equipped young people."

"We will surpass the USD 250 billion export target set for 2023"

Also touching upon Türkiye's coming period, President Asmalı emphasized that the USD 250 billion export target set for 2023 could easily be surpassed with the right steps. In his assessment, President Asmalı said the following:

"Türkiye, which managed supply chain processes flawlessly throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, is moving forward by reinforcing its strategy of becoming a prominent global crossroads in the context of the logistics sector with its goal of becoming a production and investment centre. The MÜSİAD Trade Office, which has accelerated the process of properly promoting the investment areas in Türkiye and producing pioneering reports for the development of production fields, is one of the important steps taken on this path... In the near future, in export-oriented trade, by opening up to brand-new foreign markets through new national and international collaborations, we will both distinguish Türkiye positively in every field and easily surpass the USD 250 billion export target set for 2023. In this context, we will continue to produce and offer reports containing realistic field information that will guide our business people. The International Arbitration Centre, which was brought to life with this faith and outlook, has an important role in enabling Türkiye to come to the fore by a clear margin in international trade, in strengthening the international growth potential of world trade centred on our country, and in strengthening trade in an efficient environment based on law."

MÜSİAD is engaged in innovative initiatives supporting regional development...

Stating that MÜSİAD makes an important contribution to regional development with its new projects, President Asmalı used the following words: "Türkiye began the year 2022 with positive momentum. The realization of the right investments through the right collaborations and their ability to provide added value in the production-export balance is directly proportional to making this action plan sustainable":

"Accelerating regional development is among our most important priorities, as much as strengthening Türkiye in the global arena. For this reason we will support to the end the enterprises and entrepreneurs that shape the development of every city and every region of Türkiye. With our Anatolian Economic Diplomacy approach that supports this vision, we have captured an extremely productive and sustainable synergy. Within the framework of the Anatolian Economic Diplomacy programs we held in Çorum and Kayseri, we brought together the Ankara Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria with our business people. In the coming period, we will bring together ambassadors from different countries with our business people in Denizli and Mersin. We will continue to announce the potential and production capacity of Türkiye's 81 provinces to new foreign markets and to sign new collaborations. This fertile wind will be a means for our business people to cross borders. Another of our innovative initiatives that will crown regional development is the Anatolian Production and Investment Movement... Türkiye began the year 2022 with positive momentum. The realization of the right investments through the right collaborations and their ability to provide added value in the production-export balance is directly proportional to making this action plan sustainable..."

MÜSİAD will organize the 2nd Turkish-Arab Business Summit on 10-13 June and MÜSİAD EXPO 2022 on 2-5 November

Also touching upon the IBF 2nd Turkish-Arab Business Summit and MÜSİAD EXPO 2022 in his assessment within the scope of the Hasbihal Meeting with members of parliament, President Asmalı said, "Towards the hundredth anniversary of our Republic, together we will carry our Türkiye, a country of peace and stability, to much greater heights under the strong political leadership of our President. God willing, we will raise the welfare level of our noble nation. We believe this wholeheartedly."

President Asmalı concluded his remarks as follows:

"With the Anatolian Production and Investment Movement that we launched to correctly define needs, analyse opportunities and develop strategies that can carry Türkiye to much brighter tomorrows, MÜSİAD members made TRY 25 billion of investment in 2022. With the investments carried out and to be carried out in more than 20 cities and provinces, at 40 different locations, we will rapidly expand and deepen the sphere of influence of the Anatolian Production and Investment Movement. The employment of 25,000 people as a result of these investments will carry the bar of quality service to far higher points. One of the most important initiatives that will contribute to our export-oriented growth targets is the MÜSİAD EXPO 2022 Trade Fair... Through this fair we are designing a widespread and sustainable trade network that will unite continents. We are determined to announce the production potential of the lands of Anatolia to all four corners of the world. God willing, together we will sow across the face of the earth the seeds of abundance we have multiplied in the light of our civilization. We are moving the Turkish-Arab Business Summit, to be held on 10-13 June, from İstanbul to Gaziantep this year. Thus we will become the pioneer of a new order shaped by regional dynamics in our export vision. MÜSİAD EXPO 2022, planned to be held on 2-5 November, will be instrumental in Türkiye surpassing its export targets with global collaborations and innovative investment opportunities and possibilities. Towards the hundredth anniversary of our Republic, together we will carry our Türkiye, a country of peace and stability, to much greater heights under the strong political leadership of our President. God willing, we will raise the welfare level of our noble nation. We believe this wholeheartedly."

Nearly 50 members of parliament attended the MÜSİAD Hasbihal Meeting with Members of Parliament

The Hasbihal Meeting with Members of Parliament organized by MÜSİAD in Ankara was attended by MÜSİAD Vice Presidents Gökhan Yetkin, Davut Altunbaş, Mehmet Develioğlu and Muhammet Ali Özeken, MÜSİAD Secretary General Dr. Cihad Terzioğlu, MÜSİAD Private Secretary Selçuk Şenel, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Dr. Serdar Çam, Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance Mahmut Gürcan, MÜSİAD Ankara President Hasan Fehmi Yılmaz, MÜSİAD Board of Directors Members, Van MP Abdulahat Arvas, Bursa MP Ahmet Kılıç, Çorum MP Ahmet Sami Ceylan, Ankara MP Ali İhsan Arslan, Bursa MP Atilla Ödünç, Samsun MP Bedri Yaşar, Aydın MP Bekir Kuvvet Erim, Giresun MP Cemal Öztürk, Mardin MP Cengiz Demirkaya, İstanbul MP Erol Kaya, Mersin MP Hacı Özkan, Kocaeli MP İlyas Şeker, Ankara MP Lütfiye Selva Çam, Muş MP Mehmet Emin Şimşek, Gaziantep MP Mehmet Erdoğan, Isparta MP Mehmet Uğur Gökgöz, Elazığ MP Metin Bulut, Aydın MP Metin Yavuz, Trabzon MP Muhammet Balta, Tokat MP Mustafa Arslan, Bursa MP Mustafa Esgin, Sinop MP Nazım Maviş, İzmir MP Necip Nasır, İstanbul MP Nevzat Şatıroğlu, İstanbul MP Nurettin Canikli, Bursa MP Osman Mesten, Bursa MP Refik Özen, Kocaeli MP Sami Çakır, Kırklareli MP Selahattin Minsolmaz, Konya MP Selman Özboyacı, Sivas MP Semiha Ekinci, Erzincan MP Süleyman Karaman, Denizli MP Şahin Tin, Mardin MP Şeyhmus Dinçel, Bitlis MP Vahit Kiler, Bursa MP Vildan Yılmaz Gürel, Erzurum MP Zehra Taşkesenlioğlu Ban and Batman MP Ziver Özdemir. In the program, MÜSİAD's work and projects were also addressed and views were exchanged on regional activities.