President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan honored the 17th Türkiye Investment Conference in New York, held on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. The conference brought together leading figures from government, finance, and business, including Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan, Türkiye's Ambassador to Washington D.C. Sedat Önal, Investment and Finance Office President A. Burak Dağlıoğlu, DEIK President Nail Olpak, TAIK President Murat Özyeğin, and senior representatives from Turkish and US business circles.
On the margins of the conference, President Erdoğan met with investors at separate engagements, including an investor roundtable with 20 CEOs of major US multinational companies, hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce at the Turkish House. The meeting focused on the increasing interconnectedness of the US and Turkish economies, with leading US companies invested in Türkiye highlighting their partnerships in key industries poised for growth, including finance, aviation, defense, energy, technology, healthcare, and logistics.
The program also featured Presidential Roundtable Sessions hosted by the Türkiye-US Business Council (TAIK), focusing on key domains such as defense, aerospace, life sciences, technology, digital transformation, banking, and finance.
During these sessions, President Erdoğan emphasized the strengthening economic ties between Türkiye and the United States, highlighting that bilateral trade exceeded USD 35 billion last year, with the US now ranking as Türkiye's second-largest export market and fifth-largest import partner.
On the topic of investment, President Erdoğan highlighted the significant progress made over the past two decades, stating: “Since 2002, Türkiye's investment climate has undergone a profound transformation. In the last 23 years, we have increased our share of global investments fivefold. In the first seven months of 2025, we attracted USD 8.35 billion in FDI. Over the past year, this figure reached nearly USD 14 billion."
President Erdoğan also underlined the nature of bilateral investments, noting that Turkish companies' investments in the US have reached USD 13.2 billion, while US companies' investments in Türkiye stand at USD 15.7 billion, with more than 2,000 US companies currently active in the country.
The President further pointed to the recently announced Medium-Term Program as a roadmap for Türkiye's economic vision: “By 2028, we aim to grow our economy to USD 1.9 trillion, raise per capita income to USD 21,000, increase exports to USD 300 billion, and boost tourism revenues to over USD 70 billion. We will continue to strengthen a transparent, competitive, and secure market environment to make Türkiye even more attractive for investors."
President Erdoğan added that Türkiye's robust logistics infrastructure, modern ports, and advanced transportation networks make the country a strategic hub for global investors.