Formation | 2005 |
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Dissolved | 27 July 2016 |
Type | Union of employers |
Headquarters | Şişli, Istanbul |
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Leader | Rızanur Meral |
Website | www.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]
Formation | 2005 |
---|---|
Dissolved | 27 July 2016 |
Type | Union of employers |
Headquarters | Şişli, Istanbul |
Location |
|
Leader | Rızanur Meral |
Website | www.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]