Speaking at the “100 Years of Friendship: Türkiye-United States” event in New York, U.S. Senator Coons said Turkish-American relations have a bright future. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife, Emine Erdoğan, also attended the event.
Coons said relations between the two countries were built on historic depth and that a century of cooperation had become strongly intertwined with the business community.
Coons said Turkish businesspeople operating in the United States had made significant contributions and noted that the NATO Summit held in Ankara played an important role in the future of the alliance.
Ministers attend gala in New York
Hamdi Ulukaya, chairman of the U.S.-Türkiye Business Council, hosted the “100 Years of Friendship Gala,” organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.-Türkiye Business Council.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu, and Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş attended the gala.
Many senior invitees from the U.S. administration and Congress also attended the event, along with Mehmet Oz, director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.