Container terminal at dusk representing U.S.–Türkiye trade flows

U.S.–Türkiye Economic Development Corporation · 2027–2032

The execution platform for U.S.–Türkiye economic growth

Turning bilateral opportunity into trade, investment, manufacturing, capital formation and completed transactions.

Mission 2032: help accelerate U.S.–Türkiye bilateral economic activity toward $100 billion.

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Mission 2032: toward $100B bilateral activity
Economic development infrastructure, not consulting
Origination, qualification, execution
Verified, attributable impact

Executive summary

A permanent bilateral execution platform

USTEDC closes the gap between policy ambition and completed commercial transactions — expanding annual bilateral activity across goods, services, FDI, manufacturing, M&A, joint ventures and qualified capital, with strict rules to prevent double counting.

USTEDC does not replace existing government agencies, chambers or trade organizations. It coordinates execution across them through one measurable framework.

verified trade value: $48B$100B; Pilot phase (2026–28)Year 5 target
verified investment: $3B$25B; Pilot phase (2026–28)Year 5 target
jobs created or supported: 9,500100,000; Pilot phase (2026–28)Year 5 target
manufacturing & FDI projects: 25250; Pilot phase (2026–28)Year 5 target
export engagements: 1001,000; Pilot phase (2026–28)Year 5 target
import & sourcing engagements: 40400; Pilot phase (2026–28)Year 5 target
M&A transactions: 660; Pilot phase (2026–28)Year 5 target
joint ventures: 440; Pilot phase (2026–28)Year 5 target
SMEs supported: 75750; Pilot phase (2026–28)Year 5 target
institutional partnerships: 50500; Pilot phase (2026–28)Year 5 target

Left column is the verified pilot-phase commitment we are accountable for first; the right column is the Year 5 institutional plan reported each quarter on the impact dashboard. The 2026 baseline for annual bilateral activity is $38.4B (U.S. Census Bureau, goods and services).

Data sources: U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · U.S. Department of Commerce · TurkStat · Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade · OECD · World Bank

Institutional doctrine

The bilateral relationship is well served by introductions and information, and underserved by execution

Opportunity exists. Capital exists. Companies exist. Advisors exist. Government programmes exist. Transactions still fail because nobody owns end-to-end execution.

Policy
Opportunity
Company
Capital
Transaction
Jobs
Verified impact

Not networking: Chambers and councils create relationships. We start where the relationship already exists and the transaction has to be completed.
Not consulting: Consultants sell advice by the hour. USTEDC is economic development infrastructure: it coordinates government, capital, industry, technology and professional services around measurable transactions.
Not lobbying: We hold no regulatory authority and speak for neither government. We work alongside agencies on defined, reportable programmes.
Execution and measurement: Law firms, investment banks, consultants, accountants, logistics providers and brokers are execution partners inside the ecosystem — not substitutes for it.

Who benefits

What America gets, what Türkiye gets, what investors get

The economic bargain in plain terms, for a governor, a ministry, an industrial company and an institutional investor.

What America gets

Why a state, a municipality or a federal programme should work with USTEDC.

Capital: Turkish institutional, corporate, family-office and private investment flowing into productive U.S. assets.
Jobs: Manufacturing, logistics, technology, real estate and infrastructure employment in participating states.
Industrial capacity: Turkish manufacturers establishing U.S. facilities, with site selection, incentives and workforce plans handled end to end.
Supply-chain resilience: A NATO-aligned industrial partner providing qualified alternatives and diversification away from single-source exposure.
Exports: More American technology, equipment, energy and services sold into Türkiye and its regional markets.
Local economic development: Projects delivered into participating U.S. states and municipalities, reported against their own development metrics.

What Türkiye gets

Why a Turkish industrial company, exporter or public institution should engage.

U.S. market access: Not another trade delegation — actual customers, distributors and completed transactions.
Dollar revenue: Durable U.S. revenue lines that reduce currency exposure and fund domestic investment.
Capital access: Qualified Turkish companies and projects prepared for, and introduced to, U.S. institutional capital.
U.S. manufacturing presence: Turkish industrial champions establishing American operations inside tariff and buy-domestic requirements.
Technology and know-how: Joint ventures, technology partnerships and commercialization routes for R&D-intensive firms.
Global scale: Turning successful Turkish middle-market companies into multinational businesses.

What investors get

USTEDC sits where companies, projects, factories, joint ventures and capital requirements first become visible.

Proprietary origination: Bilateral opportunities identified at source — before they reach a competitive process.
Qualification and preparation: Financials, compliance, structure and documentation prepared to an institutional standard before introduction.
Cross-border execution: Customs, sanctions screening, incentives, site selection and localization handled inside one accountable process.
Measured outcomes: Attribution rules and verification against member documentation and official statistics.

Capital & investment platform

Qualified bilateral opportunities, prepared for licensed investment partners

USTEDC identifies, qualifies and prepares bilateral opportunities. It is the origination, qualification and execution ecosystem — not the securities intermediary.

Private equity
Private credit
Real estate
Infrastructure
Venture capital
M&A
Joint ventures

Service boundary: regulated securities, brokerage, legal, tax and other licensed activities are performed by appropriately licensed third parties. USTEDC does not offer securities, solicit investment or provide investment advice.

Proof before scale

Five U.S. states. Five Turkish industrial regions. One hundred companies.

We are not asking for fifty states or a national mandate. We are asking for a defined pilot, and to be judged on what it produces.

Scale follows proof, not ambition.

The pilot perimeter (2026–2028)

5 U.S. states: Selected with state economic-development offices in manufacturing-heavy corridors.
5 Turkish industrial regions: Organised industrial zones with audited export capacity and existing U.S. compliance history.
100 companies: Roughly 60 Turkish suppliers and 40 U.S. buyers or investors, qualified before entry.
3–4 strategic sectors: Drawn from Tier 1 only, so capacity is concentrated rather than spread thin.

What the pilot must prove by 2028

Trade leverage: ≥ 20×; $1 of operating budget to $20 of new documented bilateral trade — measured against pre-entry company baselines.
Investment leverage: ≥ 40×; $1 of operating budget to $40 of FDI reaching financial close, counted once at the transaction level.
Cost per job: < $4,000; Operating cost per job created or retained, benchmarked against U.S. state incentive programmes.
Conversion rate: ≥ 25%; Share of qualified company pairings that reach a signed order, joint venture or investment.
Time to first order: < 9 mo; Median elapsed time from company qualification to first cross-border transaction.
Repeat rate: ≥ 60%; Share of participating companies transacting more than once — the test of durable corridors, not one-off deals.

These are the thresholds we ask to be judged against, not forecasts. Baselines are set before the pilot begins, every figure is attributed to a single transaction to prevent double counting, and results are verified against member documentation and official statistics. Falling short is reported as plainly as succeeding.

USTEDC Economic Impact Index

Nine indicators, published quarterly

The index turns the organization into a measurable economic engine. Every figure carries attribution rules, anti-double-counting controls and a verification source.

01Trade · USD
Trade facilitated
Invoiced value of shipments where USTEDC introduced, qualified or contracted the counterparty.
Verified by: Signed contracts + customs records
02Investment · USD
FDI facilitated
Announced and committed cross-border investment in projects USTEDC originated or structured.
Verified by: Investor filings + agency confirmation
03Employment · Headcount
Jobs created or supported
Direct payroll positions at supported facilities; indirect jobs reported separately, never merged.
Verified by: Employer payroll attestation
04Investment · Count
Factories established
Greenfield or brownfield production sites reaching operational status within the reporting period.
Verified by: Site permits + operating licence
05Market entry · Count
Turkish companies entering the U.S.
First commercial delivery, registered entity or distribution agreement in the U.S. market.
Verified by: Entity registration + first invoice
06Market entry · Count
U.S. companies entering Türkiye
First sourcing contract, joint venture or registered presence in Türkiye.
Verified by: Contract copy + trade registry
07Capital · USD
Capital deployed
Funds actually drawn through partner lenders, funds and export finance lines — commitments excluded.
Verified by: Lender disbursement statements
08Capital · Count / USD
M&A and JVs completed
Closed transactions only, counted at signing date with disclosed or estimated enterprise value.
Verified by: Closing documents
09Reach · Count
U.S. states participating
States with a signed cooperation memorandum or an active corridor programme.
Verified by: State agency agreements

Counting rules

One transaction is counted once, under one indicator, in one reporting period.
Attribution requires documentary evidence of USTEDC involvement before the deal closed.
Pipeline, letters of intent and non-binding commitments are reported separately from results.
Revisions to prior quarters are published with the reason for the change.

The index is a planned publication for the pilot period; no figures are reported until baselines and verification sources are in place.

See the measurement method

Institutional structure

Explore the institution

Each area of the platform is documented in full, with methodology, governance and measurement standards.

Mandate & governance

Why the institution exists, how it is governed, and who provides independent oversight.

Execution platform

A connected six-stage journey from readiness assessment to verified economic outcome.

Programs & roadmap

Programs designed with agencies, states and institutions, phased across a five-year plan.

Economic impact

Indicators, baselines and attribution controls, reported the way governments measure them.

Insights & publications

Research notes, sector briefs and institutional announcements from the USTEDC team.

Data room

Request the executive business plan, sector briefs and the impact methodology note.

The bilateral value case

Why American and Turkish companies are better off doing business with each other

Landed cost, qualified capacity and delivery reliability for U.S. buyers; margin, dollar revenue and capital access for Turkish exporters. The case, sector by sector, with the risk questions answered.

Read the value case

Institutional ecosystem

Working alongside the institutions that define the relationship

Türkiye

Ministry of Trade
Invest in Türkiye
DEİK
TOBB
TİM

United States

U.S. Department of Commerce
SelectUSA
State economic development agencies

Knowledge & industry

Universities and research institutions
Private sector and industry associations

Institutions listed illustrate the intended coordination landscape; engagement is subject to formal agreement with each organization.

Insights

Latest publications

Sector brief · 2027 Q1

Automotive supply chains: Turkish capacity and U.S. nearshoring demand

Mapping component capability, certification readiness and tariff exposure across transatlantic automotive supply chains.

Methodology note · 2027 Q1

Measuring bilateral economic impact without double counting

The attribution framework used to convert member engagements into independently verifiable trade and investment figures.

Research note · 2027 Q2

From $33 billion to $100 billion: what the gap is actually made of

A decomposition of the bilateral objective into goods, services, investment and transaction components.

All insights