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Our Journey

Time Tunnel

From the SİAD movement in 1990 to becoming Turkey's largest business confederation, explore the milestones that shaped our journey.

1990 Movement Started
2004 Founded
31 Federations
100K+ Business People
1990
Beginning

SİAD Movement Begins

In the second half of 1990, regional Industrialists and Businessmen Associations (SİAD) across Turkey began seeking to unite their forces, marking the start of the SİAD movement.

1997
First Summit

First SİAD Summit in Istanbul

The SİAD movement held its first summit on October 17, 1997 in Istanbul, hosted by TÜSİAD.

2000
Platform

Turkey SİAD Platform Founded

At the 4th SİAD Summit held in Şanlıurfa on November 17, 2000, coordinated SİADs officially established the Turkey SİAD Platform.

2002
Organization

Federation Formation Begins

After necessary bylaw changes, the formation of federations began. Confederation work accelerated with the establishment of six federations.

2003
Founding Federations

Six Founding Federations Established

BASİFED, MAKSİFED, İÇASİFED, DASİFED, SEDEFED and DOĞÜNSİFED completed their formation and became founding members of the confederation.

6 Founding Federations
2004
Foundation

Confederation is Founded

On November 4, 2004, the Enterprise and Business Confederation was founded in Istanbul. BASİFED President Enis Özsaruhan was elected as the first Chairman of the Board.

2005
Naming

TÜRKONFED Name Adopted

On April 14, 2005, the confederation officially adopted the "Türk" name, becoming "Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation" - TÜRKONFED. ORKASİFED, YÜF and TSF joined TÜRKONFED.

2010
Partnership

TÜSİAD Partnership Project

TÜRKONFED Expansion and Deepening Project was launched in collaboration with TÜSİAD.

2011
Expansion

Five New Federations Join

One year after the project launch, DOKASİFED, BAKSİFED, TRAKYASİFED, İSİFED and ÇUKUROVA SİFED joined TÜRKONFED.

+5 New Federations
2012
Growth

GESİFED Joins

South Aegean Industrialists and Businessmen Federation (GESİFED) joined under the TÜRKONFED umbrella.

2013
Expansion

Five More Federations Join

FIRATSİFED, DİCLESİFED, GÜNSİFED, ORKASİFED and ORSİFED joined TÜRKONFED.

+5 New Federations
2014
10th Anniversary

Four Federations Join - 10 Years Strong

ZAFERSİFED, GÜNMARSİFED, SERHATSİFED and DOĞUSİFED became TÜRKONFED members.

+4 New Federations
2015
Growth

MHGF and BAKZİFED Join

Fashion and Ready-to-Wear Federation (MHGF) and West Black Sea Industrialists and Business People Federation (BAKZİFED) joined TÜRKONFED.

2016
Expansion

DOĞU MARSİFED Joins

West Black Sea Industrialists and Business People Federation (BAKZİFED) and East Marmara Industry and Business Federation (DOĞU MARSİFED) joined TÜRKONFED.

2017
Growth

Three Anatolian Federations Join

İPEKYOLUSİFED, KAPADOKYASİFED and MEVLANASİFED joined TÜRKONFED.

+3 New Federations
2018
Milestone

Turkey's Umbrella Organization

KUZAFED joined TÜRKONFED. TÜRKONFED became the UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION representing 31 federations, 300+ associations and over 100,000 business people.

31 Federations
300+ Associations
100K+ Business People
Future

The Journey Continues

With our growing network and unwavering commitment, we continue building a stronger, more competitive Turkey together.

Our Story

The Foundation of a Movement

In the second half of the 1990s, Industrialists and Businessmen Associations (SİAD) from different corners of the country sought to unite their forces. The SİAD movement held its first summit on October 17, 1997 in Istanbul, hosted by TÜSİAD.

Participating SİADs defined their goals as "Making the voice of industrialists and businessmen spread across the country heard by the public, parliament and governments, and producing projects that will contribute to national and regional development."

At the 4th SİAD Summit in Şanlıurfa on November 17, 2000, the SİADs named this partnership: Turkey SİAD Platform. The platform formed the network, solidarity and cooperation ground for independent business associations working actively in their regions.

On November 4, 2004, the Enterprise and Business Confederation was founded. The founding members were BASİFED, DASİFED, DOGÜNSİFED, İÇASİFED, MAKSİFED and SEDEFED. On April 14, 2005, the confederation officially adopted the "Türk" name, becoming "Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation" - TÜRKONFED.

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