November 23, 2009

Houston Consul General of Turkey Honorable Akil Oktem gave a reception to the members of TTACC (Texas Turkish American Chamber of Commerce) at the consulate. The president of TTACC Ertugrul Akkus said that even though the trade volume between US and Turkey has been increased recently, we believe that we are far more behind the potential of that. Honorable Akil Okem turkish businessmen and business women had talks about the needs of the turkish business community in Houston. They also discussed about the needs for the Turkish Airlines's direct flights from Istanbul to Houston. During the reception, they emphisized the importance of Houston as an important energy city to invest in energy for the business people of Turkey.

The trade volume between Turkey and only Houston is about $1.9 million. For the state of Texas, the members of TTACC's trade volume is about $2 million with Turkey.