TUSIAD

TUSIAD, the Turkish Industry & Business Association (Turkish:TÜSİAD), is the top business association of Turkey. The current Chair of the Board of Directors is Cansen Başaran–Symes.

Founded in 1971, TUSIAD is an independent, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting public welfare through private enterprise. TUSIAD supports independent research and policy discussions on important social and economic issues in Turkey and abroad. Much like the US Business Roundtable, TUSIAD is composed of the CEOs and Executives of the major industrial and service companies in Turkey, including those that are among global Fortune 500 companies. The Turkish press have described the group as "representing Turkey's secular elite."