ORHAN AYDIN

Dear Members of Anatolian Lions Businessmen Association (ASKON) and Our Valuable Friends;

ASKON, which was founded in a difficult period when our country’s democracy history was interrupted, with a noble stance by coming together with businessmen whoare proud of our homeland and nation has reached a structure that covers all of Turkey, based on its founding principles, has become a gigantic Non-Governmental Organization that can represent our country at various points in the world.

Our association has acted on this path with the belief that traders, industrialists and businessmen are a leading and driving segment in the economic and social development of our society.

ASKON has continued its development by contributing to the development of a social structure in which the principles of democracy and universal human rights, freedoms of thought, belief and enterprise are fully manifested

At todays point , it has gained a dynamic structure that can compete with today’s conditions, We know that superior business ethics and honest working principles are the basic principles of being reliable.

ASKON nowadas employs over 8,000 business people, 20,000 member businesses, and 1,000,000 people with its widespread domestic and international branch networks; It has become a large family that exports over 10 billion dollars through its members.

Our goal is to always make investments that will enable our country’s economy and humanity to reach a more prosperous level with high value-added technological products and to be one of the leading entrepreneurs in this part.

To develop our strategies, fields of activity and organization by constantly renewing them, by staying true to our core values based on our founding principles.

We are aware of that superior business ethics and honest working principles are the basic principles of being reliable.

ASKON , the powerfull name of national developement will continue to walk towards its goals with the same principles as it was yesterday, with you, our esteemed members and friends, with running steps.

At these conditions, it will make us feel confident and powerfull to see you with us.With this reason, I would like to thank every single member and friend of ASKON who had any effort to carry this organisation to this level.

I wish mercy to our veterans who passed away, and offer my love, respect and respect to our friends who have strengthened our strength by increasing our dynamism.

Orhan AYDIN
Chairman