The American Business Forum in Turkey (AmCham Turkey/ABFT), with the support of Amway Turkey, held a Panel entitled "Roadmap of Entrepreneurship in Turkey” on Wednesday, February 26, 2021 between 09.30-12.00 at Istanbul Hilton Harbiye. During the Panel, the results of “Amway Global Entreprenurship Report 2021: Self-Employment in Turkey” has been shared and discussed.

Amway’s “Global Entrepreneurship Report” is conducted by Gfk Germany and Technical University of Munich in 24 countries, aiming to understand what drives entrepreneurship all over the world to facilitate a growth in self-employment, by stimulating a discussion between local governments, thought leaders and entrepreneurs.

The Panel discussions revolved around the following topics:

- Importance and Situation of Entrepreneurship in Turkey,
- Motivators and Barriers of Self-Employment,
- Attitudes towards Self-Employment in Turkey.

The keynote speakers and Panelists comprised the following names:

-AmCham Turkey Board member and GE Turkey President and CEO Canan Ozsoy (moderator);
-KAGIDER President Dr. Gulden Turktan;
-Endeavor Turkey Board of Directors Vice President Cansen Basaran Symes,
-KOSGEB EU and Foreign Relations Department Head Omer Pak;
-Amway Turkey Country Manager Tayfun Ergun,
-Amway Tureky European Foreign Relations Manager Candan Corbacioglu,
-GfK Turkey General Manager Fulya Durmus,
-Sabanci University Entrepreneurship Council Director Kutlu Kazanci.

For further information about the event, you may reach us at 212- 243 3511 or via [email protected].