ACTIVITIES FOR

JULY 19, 2001 - June13, 2002

JULY 10, 2002 - June 20, 2003

SEPTEMBER 18, 2003 - July 1, 2004

SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 - July 26, 2005

OCTOBER 19, 2005 - June 14, 2006

SEPT 18, 2006 - JUNE 20, 2007

SEPT 19, 2007 - JUNE 19,2008
 
ACTIVITIES FOR SEPT 22, 2008 - Present

LUNCHEON MEETINGS
 

Date	Venue	Guest Speaker	Topic
20 July 2000	Hyatt Regency	Mr. M. Ali Berkman General Mgr. - Arçelik	Globalization & its effects on the future of Turkey.
14 Sept. 2000	Hyatt Regency	David Meen Director of McKinsey & Co.	Turkey and the surrounding region - Real Business Opportunity or Fiction
12 Oct. 2000	Hyatt Regency	General Managers:  Gordon Campbell - Hyatt Regency  Marcos Bekhit - Four Seasons  Thomas Klippstein - Çıragan Kempinski (Res. Mgr.)	Challenges they meet with as well as their outlook and plans for the future.
3 Nov. 2000	Hyatt Regency	W. Robert Pearson U. S. Ambassador to Turkey
15 Dec. 2000	Hyatt Regency	Muhtar Kent President - Efes Beverage Group	Multinational Corporate World
16 Jan. 2001	Çırağan Kempinski	Wine Producers:  Doluca - Sibel Kutman Kavaklıdere-Rep.of Jean Luc Colin	Wine Tasting- General information on wines
8 Feb. 2001	Hyatt Regency	Cüneyt Türktan- General Manager of Turkcell	New Economy, New World, New Rules & Convergence of Technology
15 March 2001	Hyatt Regency	Servisimin Cömert - Japan Tobacco  Tijen Mergen - Bilkom  Belma Öztürkkal - Koç Yatırım	Executive Women- Impact, Challenge
13 April 2001	Hyatt Regency	Yıldırım Aktürk Former member of the Parliament and Undersecretary of the State  Planning Organization	Recipe for solving the current economic and political impasse
17 May 2001	Hyatt Regency	Jon Trautman  Asst. General Mgr - Ford Turkey	Brand Development:  Global Strategies vs. Local Execution
14 June 2001	Hyatt Regency	Dr. Donald Frey for Dr.George D. Bass from the Nautical Inst. of Bodrum	History of the Sea

 

Date	Venue	Guest Speaker	Topic
July 19, 2001	Hyatt Regency	Gregory Twitcher, Gen .Mgr. of Visa International  Levent Ersalman,Gen. Mgr. of Benkar Advantage Card	Credit Cards - Threats, Opportunities in the New Millenniım
Oct. 17	Hyatt Regency	Dinç Kızıldemir, Gen. Mgr. of OYPA  Selim Yekta Işık, Gen. Mgr. of ÇarşıMagazacılık  Şerif Kaynar, Country Mgr.of Korn/Ferry Int'l	Retail is Detail
Nov. 21	Hyatt Regency	Erdal İnönü	Views on 2002 and Beyond
Dec. 12	Hyatt Regency	Riccardo Gandus, Country Managing Director of Accenture  Hilmi Güvenal , CEO of Işıklar Holding  Koray Arıkan, Vice President, JP Morgan	Corporate Culture in the New Millennium
Jan. 24, 2002	Hyatt Regency	Metin Münir, Journalist	Unbreakable Weight of Being a Journalist in Turkey
Feb. 20	Hyatt Regency	Nedim Esgin, Gen. Mgr. of Arçelik	International Acquisition Attempt , A Case History
April 11	Hyatt Regency	Ersin Özince, CEO and Deputy Chairman of İş Bank	Banking in the Wake of EU Negotiations
May 9	Hyatt Regency	Prof. Norman Stone, Director of the Russian - Turkish Institute, Bilkent University and Professor of International Relations	Expectations of Turkish-Russian Relations in the Next Decade
June 13	Hyatt Regency	Şahin Tulga , Country General Mgr. of Hewlett Packard, Turkey  Tamer Özmen, CEO of Doğan Online  Şerif Kaynar, Managing Partner of K Partners Int'l	New Technology versus Old Industry

 

Date	Venue	Guest Speaker	Topic
July 10, 2002	Park Orman	Annual Dinner Dance  (Pine Club Restaurant)
Sept 4	Hyatt Regency	David Barchard,  Journalist,  Writer & Connoisseur of Turkey (from London)	Turkey's Communication With The Outside World
Sept 26	Hyatt Regency	David Bork, Family Business Consultant (from the U.S)	Structuring a Family Business for Continuity and Success
Oct. 30	Hyatt Regency	Selim Oktar,  President of the Board, Strateji Mori Research and Planning Hasan Tanla, President of the Board, Taylor Nelson Sofres PR  Murat Bekdik, General Coordinator, Input Research & Communications Koray Arıkan, Vice President, JP Morgan	Public Opinion on the November 3rd General Election
Dec 11	Hyatt Regency	H.E. David L. Arnett Consul General of the USA	Iraq and the War on Terrorism
Jan 22, 2003	Hyatt Regency	Mr Cuneyd Zapsu Member of the Board and President Executive Committee - Azizler Holding (AKP Founder)	The New Government
March 6	Hyatt Regency	Ozdem Sanberk, Director of TESEV - Former Ambassador to the UK Isik Biren, Retired Vice Admiral Serif Kaynar, Managing Director of K Partners Int'l	The Iraqi Crisis
April 9	Hyatt Regency	Prof. Oya Başak Head of the English Literature Department of the Bosphorus University	How Literature can change One's Life
May 7	Hyatt Regency	Mr Yanos Gramatides General Secretary of the Propeller Club Port of Piraeus, Greece	The Future of Turkish-Greek Business Relations
June 20	Hyatt Regency	Haluk Alacaklıoğlu, President of Corporate Governance Association Aslı Başgöz, Partner, White & Case Serif Kaynar, Moderator, Member of Corporate Governance Forum of Turkey	How Corporate Governance will shape the Future

 

Date	Venue	Guest Speaker	Topic
Sept 18, 2003	Hyatt Regency	Prof Dr. İlter Turan International Relations Dept. Head of Bilgi University	Crisis in Iraq and the Regional Developments
Oct 15	Ceylan Inter-Continental	Ms. Benedicta Lindiwe Hendricks Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa	Trade & Investment Opportunities in South Africa & Africa
Dec 10	Hyatt Regency	Mr Tayfun Bayazıt Chairman and CEO of Dışbank	What is in future for Turkish Banking after the crises?
Jan 22, 2004	Hyatt Regency	Prof Dr. Sabih Tansal President of the Bosphorus University Chairman of TEDMER	Why Ethics Will Shape the Next Decade
Feb 26	Hyatt Regency	Mr Mehmet Ali Birand A Distinguished Journalist	Cyprus
Mar 25	Hyatt Regency	Mr Celal Metin CEO of Sabancı Holding	Developments from East to West
Apr 28	Ritz Carlton	Propeller Participation to the DEIK Luncheon H.E. Eric Edelman U.S. Ambassador to Turkey	U.S. - Turkish relations
May 27	Hyatt Regency	Mr Ilter Turkmen Former Ambassador and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey	NATO Today and Tomorrow
June 16	Hyatt Regency	Dr Serif Sayın Director of TESEV	Governance in Turkey - Risks & Opportunities
July 1	Mr Arıkan's Residence	Cocktail Party in celebration of the 53rd Founding Anniversary of the Istanbul Club

 

Date	Venue	Guest Speaker	Topic
Sept 29, 2004	Hyatt Regency	Messrs Cem Duna and Özdem Sanberk Two well known, former Ambassadors Koray Arıkan Moderator, Vice President of JP Morgan Chase Bank	Panel Discussion: Turkey - EU Relations in the Eve of Accession Negotiations
Oct 22	Hyatt Regency	Mr Muzaffer Akpınar CEO of Turkcell	Turkcell - Today and Tomorrow
Dec 17	Ceylan Inter-Continental	H.E. Eric Edelman U.S. Ambassador to Turkey	U.S.- Turkish relations
Jan 10, 2005	Hyatt Regency	Prof. Talat Halman Chairman, Department of Turkish Literature - Bilkent University	European Union and the Turkish Identity
Feb 25	Hyatt Regency	Prof.Dr. Gülay Barbarosoğlu Head of the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute	Earthquakes in general
Mar 24	Hyatt Regency	Salih Memecan International Cartoonist	The World Is A Funny Place....(looking at it from the cartoonist's eyes)
Apr 27	Hyatt Regency	Alphonso Van Marsh, CNN Nicole Pope, Former Correspondent-Le Monde David Tonge, Former Diplomatic Correspondent of the Financial Times H.E. Ambassador (R) Ilter Turkmen Moderator, Former Foreign Minister of Turkey	Panel Discussion: Turkish Foreign Policy - Continuity or Change
May 25	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Tuluyhan Ugurlu a well known Pianist and Composer	Performance of his piano compositions accompanied by the projection of related photos
June 22	Hyatt Regency	Firuz Soyuer, Partner- DTZ Pamir&Soyuer Int'l Property Adv. Patrick Keating, Board Member-İş Venture Capital Hakan Kodal, General Manager, Yapı Kredi Koray Gayrımenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı Zeynep Berkant, (Moderator) Vice President, Yapı Kredi Mortgage Banking	Panel Discussion: Real Estate Turkey - Bust or Boom
July 26	Bizim Tepe	Propeller Summer Event

 

Date	Venue	Guest Speaker	Topic
Oct 19, 2005	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Sami Kohen a distinguished Journalist and Columnist of "Milliyet"	TURKEY - EU, The Future?
Nov. 24, 2005	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Kaya Tuncer Founder and Chairman of ESBAS (Aegean Free Zone)	Foreign Investment - Turkey's Needs and Possibilities
Dec. 22, 2005	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Vedat Mimaroglu Chairman & CEO of CIMTAS	Doing Business in China.... a case study
2006
Jan.27 2006	Hyatt Regency	H.E. Deborah Jones U.S. Consul General to Istanbul	U.S. Turkish Relationship
Mar. 1st, 2006	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Ali Sabancı Chairman - PEGASUS Airlines	Trends and Future of Turkish Airline Industry
Mar. 23, 2006	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Nasuh Mahruki, Professional Mountain Climber, Writer, Photographer and Documentary Producer. He is one of the Founders and President of AKUT	Catastrophe Management - How and When
April 18, 2006	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Egemen Bağış Member of the Turkish Parliament and Foreign Policy advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey	Turkish - American Relations from a Different Perspective.
May 25, 2006	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Eşref Cerrahoğlu Chairman of TURMEPA,and Cerrahgil Shipping	Environmental Concerns in Turkey and Activities of TURMEPA (Turkish Marine and Environmental Protection Agency)
June 14, 2006	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Cem Kınay Founder and Shareholder of many touristic companies and agencies	Facing the Challenge of Turkey's Tourism Future - 2006 and beyond

 

 

Date	Venue	Guest Speaker	Topic
Sept. 18, 2006	Hyatt Regency	Warren, H. Winkler, M.D Port President	The Turkish Health System- How it can become much better
Oct  31	Hyatt Regency	H. E. Ross L. Wilson U.S. Ambassador to Turkey	Turkish American Relations Today
Nov 23	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Hüsnü Özyeğin Founder and Chairman of Finansbank and Fiba Holding	The Future of Turkish Economy and Banking
Dec 21	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Osman "Oz" Bengür The First Turkish-American to have been a Candidate for the United States Congress Co-Founder of Investment Banking Firm, Bengur and Bryan Co	Inside Story of Mobilizing the Turkish Lobby in U.S. Politics
2007
Jan. 29	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Paul C. Reilly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Korn/Ferry International	Globalization and Leadership
Feb. 22	Hyatt Regency	Prof Dr. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu Rector - Işık University	Unicentered International World Order and Peace
Mar. 22	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Turgay Demirel President, Turkish Basketball Federation	World Class Team Building
Apr. 19	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Avi Alkaş General Mgr.  of Alkaş Danışmanlık	How Shopping Centers have changed the World commercialism and the future for Turkey.
May 24	Hyatt Regency	Prof. Dr. Arman Kırım Founder of FED Training	Towards an Innovative Economy
June 20	Hyatt Regency	Mr. Rahmi M. Koç Honorary Chairman of the Koç Holding	Turkish Philanthropy and its Contribution to Society

THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 - 2008 June

THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE U.S., PORT OF ISTANBUL

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 - Present