At a special ceremony held in the Istanbul Hilton Hotel on June 29, 2004, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, US Secretary of State Colin Powell and ATC President G. Lincoln McCurdy witnessed the presentation of a financial contribution to The Human Resource Development Foundation by Atilla Yerlikaya of Philip Morris (an ATC Golden Horn Member) for the establishment of a women’s shelter in Istanbul.
H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister, adresses ATC members at a luncheon at the Swissotel in Chicago,IL on June 12, 2004, sponsored by ATC Golden Horn members Motorola, Raymond James International, The Boeing Co. and Raytheon Aircraft.
MP Reha Denemec, Vice-Chairman of the AK Party,and a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly addresses ATC Executive Committee at a luncheon at the Sofitel Hotel, Washington, DC on June 2, 2004.
MP Egemen Bagis, Chairman of the Turkish-American Friendship Caucus,from the Turkish Grand National Assembly addresses ATC members at a luncheon at the Sequoia Restaurant,Washington, DC on May 11, 2004, sponsored by ATC Golden Horn member Eli Lilly Co.