Turkey-World Trade Bridge summit held in Istanbul

The Turkey-World Trade Bridge summit was organized on Wednesday in Istanbul by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) and attended by 160,000 businesspeople from 130 countries. Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan made a speech at the opening ceremony of the textile-oriented summit, saying that people speak highly of Turkey during his visits to Europe. "We used to hear success stories from European countries, but now we have been Turkey's success stories in recent years. It's our pleasure to hear such stories from Europeans," Caglayan said. For his part, TUSKON Chairman Rizanur Meral said that according to estimations, a trade volume totaling $26 billion has been achieved thanks to 16 trade bridge programs which have been held up to know.