15th Anniversary
Annual Meeting was held in New York on January 26, 2007
Board of Directors 2007 - 2008
Murat Siyahi - Ozkan Karaca - Suleyman Orakcioglu
Kemalettin Gunes - Ahmet Akbalik - Huseyin Gencer
Yalcin Ayaydin - Sulhi Kokce - Yasar Acar
Shareholders present at the meeting & elections
Ozkan Karaca, Murat Siyahi, Akif Yurtcan, Gul Bayramlar, Sherron John
Legal Agents present Neal Beaton & Stephen Linde
Location 1411 Broadway suite 2678 New York NY 10018
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Congressman Robert Wexler at ITKIB Association in New York
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THE ISTANBUL DECLARATION COALITION // GAFTT
US China Agree on Import Quotas for Textiles / November 8, 2005
"Deal Will Save Millions of Jobs Worldwide"
<Original Declaration>
Bloomberg - November 8th, 2005
"U.S., China Reach Agreement to Limit Textile Trade"
The New York Times - November 9th, 2005
"A Return to Quotas "
International Textile Garment & Leather Workers Federation - November 8th, 2005
"China – The Greatest Challenge Facing Global Trade Union Influence"
Women's Wear Daily - November 8th, 2005
"Zane Proposes Adding Apparel to GSP "
Yeni Safak - November 11th, 2005
"ABD Cin Mallarina Set Cekti"
GAFTT Geneva Strategy Meeting / October 04 - 05, 2005
Global Alliance Calls for Special Textile Sectoral in
WTO Doha Development Round Negotiations
- Textile Specific Negotiation Deemed Essential to Successful Outcome in Hong Kong -
<Original Declaration> <Regulation Law>
Reuters - October 5th, 2005
"China fears stir textile groups to seek own WTO pact"
The Daily Journal , Venezuela - October 5th, 2005
"Textile groups to seek own WTO pact"
The New Zealand Herald , New Zealand - October 5th, 2005
"China fears stir textile groups to seek own WTO pact"
Financial Express, Bangladesh - October 6th, 2005
"Deep divisions persist in farm talks"
The
Coalition of U.S. and Turkish Textile & Apparel Associations Current List of The Istanbul Declaration Coalition Partners <Co-Founders> United
States & Turkey <Co-Founders>
Istanbul Declaration Women's Wear Daily and wwd.com - March
5th, 2004 Women's Wear Daily and wwd.com - March
15th, 2004 |
-Newsrelease- March 4, 2004
U.S. and TURKISH ASSOCIATIONS, ATMI, AMTAC and ITKIB CALL FOR ACTION TO PREVENT
MARKET MONOPOLY
In an unprecedented show of cooperation,
the major textile and clothing
associations in Turkey
have joined with their U.S. counterparts to call on
the World Trade Organization (WTO) to prevent a global take-over
of textile and apparel trade by a few large supplier countries
view the original newsrelease
-Newsrelease- March 12, 2004
MAJOR EUROPEAN
ASSOCIATIONS FROM ITALY, BELGIUM and AUSTRIA AGREE TO THE ISTANBUL DECLARATION
More Nations Expected to
Join The Istanbul Declaration
Calling for Immediate Action by WTO to Prevent
Global Market Invasion and Monopoly by China
view the original newsrelease
-Newsrelease- March 15, 2004
TEXTILE AND APPAREL
GROUPS FROM 13 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA NATIONS AGREE TO ISTANBUL DECLARATION
Trade and Commerce Ministers from Mauritus,
Kenya and Tanzania who also attended the conference in
Johannesberg, South Africa indicated their governments support for the Istanbul
Declaration.
view the original newsrelease
-Newsrelease- April 02, 2004
STRONG EUROPEAN SUPPORT PREVAILS AFTER THE EUROCOTON BOARD MEETING
Ziya Sukun of ITKIB said "We
are grateful for the determination demonstrated by Eurocoton
and President Jean Francois Gribomond, Vice-President Tito Burgi and the
Secretary General Michele Anselme
for achieving this unprecedented collaboration"
Eurocoton decision provides many national signatures to the Istanbul Declaration
including
Spain, France, Germany, Turkey, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Austria, Sweden,
Switzerland
Poland, Czech Republic, Slovania
view the original newsrelease
-Newsrelease- April 14, 2004
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE ASSOCIATIONS ENDORSE THE ISTANBUL DECLARATION
The Federacion Textil Andina
- Andean Group, Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
endorse the Istanbul Declaration
view the original newsrelease
-Newsrelease- May
27, 2004
Istanbul Declaration Gains First Asian Endorsements from Bangladesh, Philippines
and Sri Lanka
Twenty-five (25) additional textile and clothing
trade associations from sixteen (16)
countries have endorsed the Istanbul Declaration since April 14.
Seventy-one (71) trade associations from thirty-nine (39) countries
now champion the Istanbul Declaration
view the original newsrelease
Women's Wear Daily and wwd.com - June
1st, 2004
"Asians Join Call for
Quota Extension" by Kristi Ellis, WWD
view the original story
GAFTT
Brussels
Conference / June 15 - 16 - 17,
2004 |
- Mauritius
Petitions The WTO - July 19, 2004
<WTO - MAURITIUS STATUS REPORT> . <WTO - MAURITIUS PRESS RELEASE>
<MAURITIUS GOVERNMENT LETTER TO WTO>
-
Newsrelease - July 23, 2004
Indonesia Endorses The Istanbul Declaration with a letter to World Trade
Organization
Abraham Fenton, the director of Alfa Omega Garment
Industries Association confirmed Indonesia's
endorsment of the Istanbul Declaration with a letter to World Trade Organization
view the original newsrelease
GAFTT
Geneva Meeting / July 26 - 27, 2004 |
WTO - Director
General Supachai Panitchpakdi Held the first Consultation Meeting
with a group of WTO Member Nations on the request of Mauritius in Geneva
/ Aug 3, 2004
Aug 6, 2004
- New York, Ziya Sukun of ITKIB ; WTO's Aug 3rd meeting signals
a major shift in approach to textile crises
Sukun also noted that China and other countries
that seek to dominate markets to their own end
will now face scrutiny from the Council for Trade in Goods
Recent endorsements to the Istanbul Declaration by Jordan, Tunisia, Costa
Rica and El Salvador
after the WTO Consulatation meetings is a notable progress.
GAFTT Geneva Summit / September 28 - 29, 2004 |
WTO - Director
General suggests that the regular session of CTG Council for Trade
Goods
scheduled for October 1st will provide an opportunity for member nations to raise
their concerns about the Quota Abolition (and the international textile trade
crisis)
-Newsrelease- Oct
01, 2004
Group of developing countries proposed
that the WTO organization study the global impact
of phasing out a textiles and clothing quota system during the meeting in
Geneva
view the press
coverage on Los Angeles Times
-Newsrelease- Oct
27, 2004
Turks make
formal "submission" <#497> to WTO during the Oct26 meeting
in Geneva
view the original newsrelease
WTO - Formal CTG Meeting - November 25, 2004
-Newsrelease- Nov
30, 2004
Chinese Efforts
to Silence Developing Countries on Textile and Clothing Quota Crisis Thwarted
view the original newsrelease
U.S. Government Approves Safeguards on China - May 14 , 2005
The U.S. government approved three safeguard cases against China today
covering tops/shirts, trousers, and underwear/sleepwear. <338/339 – 347/348 – 352/652>
"This is a victory for the Istanbul Declaration Coalition and textile apparel producing countries"
“Chinese textile and apparel exports to the European Union are up by record levels as well.
The governments of France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and others are right to press the E.U. to impose safeguards
on Chinese imports as quickly as possible,” said Ziya Sukun, President of ITKIB Association USA.
"Global textile crisis is too important to textile and apparel producing nations for the WTO to ignore” continued Sukun
Testimony on China threat before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission by NCTO
view the original file
Testimony on China threat before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission by AMTAC
view the original file
U.S. Government Approves Four More Safeguards - May 18, 2005
The U.S. government approved four additional safeguard cases against China today.
New safeguards cover man-made fiber shirts, woven shirts, man-made trousers, and combed cotton yarn.
The Istanbul Declaration Coalition applauds decision by the White House
to impose additional Safeguards on Chinese Textiles.
"This action by the U.S. Administration provides the global textile producing nations an opportunity
to adjust to the current unfair and extreme environment created by China”
said ITKIB Association USA President Ziya Sukun in New York
view the original newsrelease
2004 WASHINGTON DC
1st U.S. Turkish Textile Industry Panel Meeting
April 6, 2004 - Ritz Carlton Hotel
Global Fair Trade Panel by ATMI, NCTO, AMTAC and
ITKIB
American - Turkish Council Annual Conference - ATC
April 05 - 06 - 07
Panel Meetings
Conference Program & Directory
2005 WASHINGTON DC
3rd
Summit on Fair Trade in Textiles - Founding Groups
January 26 - 27, 2005 - Grand Hyatt Hotel
<Attendee
List> <Summit
Declaration>
<French
Market Access Presentation #1 > <French
Market Access Presentation #2>
<Eurocotton
Presentation>
<Photo Album from the Conference>
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THE ISTANBUL DECLARATION COALITION FOUNDING GROUPS
ATMI - Washington DC... AMTAC - Washington DC ...ITKIB - New York...NCTO -Washington DC
Cass Johnson...Ziya Sukun...Auggie Tantillo
ITKIB Association Inc
In New York since February 15, 1992
Suleyman Orakcioglu / Damat Tween Orka Group
Murat Siyahi / Titas - Hedef Dis Ticaret AS
Ozkan Karaca / Karina Dis Ticaret Ltd
Akif Yurtcan / Istanbul Tekstil ve Konfeksiyon Ihracatci Birlikleri
Legal Agents; Neal Beaton, Stephen Linde, Kenneth Stuart - HK Law
Ziya Sukun // ATFO
The Istanbul Declaration Coalition // GAFTT
ZIYA SUKUN - ZEA SUKUN - PRESIDE
NT ITKIB ASSOCIAION OF NEW YORK