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Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists

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Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON)
Formation2005
Dissolved27 July 2016
TypeUnion of employers
HeadquartersŞişli, Istanbul
Location
  • Turkey
LeaderRızanur Meral
Websitewww.tuskon.org

The Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (Turkish: Türkiye İşadamları ve Sanayiciler Konfederasyonu), best known by the abbreviation TUSKON, was an employers' organization in Turkey, with about 40,000 members. It was founded in 2005 by seven business federations.[1] Ninety percent of the TUSKON members were small or medium establishments with fewer than 50 employees. TUSKON engaged in lobbying all decision-makers at the local, regional, national and global levels.[2] Rızanur Meral, the managing director of SANKO Automotive Group, was the last president of TUSKON.[3]

TUSKON was closely connected to the Islamic Gülen movement of the Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen.[4][5] The movement controlled many businesses and organizations around the world, with many of their leaders having membership in TUSKON, such as Bank Asya.[4] TUSKON was closed following the coup attempt in July 2016.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Christopher Holton; Clare Lopez (December 2015). "The Gulen Movement" (PDF). Center for Security Policy. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ Tuskon Website
  3. ^ a b "TUSKON tarih oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 24 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b Pinar Tremblay (28 April 2014). "Clash of the Anatolian Tigers". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Businessmen quit Gülen-affiliated organizations". Daily Sabah. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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