Turkish firms explore US investment opportunities at SelectUSA Summit

Turkish businesspeople met with representatives from US states during the SelectUSA Investment Summit this week to explore investment opportunities across sectors ranging from renewable energy and robotics to health care technology and dental services. The summit, held May 3-6 in Maryland near Washington, DC, brought together thousands of participants from over 100 countries. More than 30 Turkish companies attended.

Solar energy expansion

Tarik Sarvan, chairman of Turkish solar technology company CW Enerji, said the firm exports around 5−6 million worth of products monthly from Türkiye to the US and is considering investment opportunities on a state-by-state basis. "We are trying to create a gateway where we can sell our products," he said, stressing that production would remain in Türkiye while US operations would focus on assembly and sales.

Robotics and health tech

Bakit Baydaliev, CEO of DOF Robotics, said the US already accounts for 40% of the company's market, with plans to expand immersive entertainment businesses across multiple states. RealWorks Product and Marketing Director Fulya Bayram said the company aims to expand its AI-powered health care platform HaloScape and strengthen ties with US firms such as Nvidia.

Dental and software startups

Dr. Efe Celebi, founder of Dentgroup, said his company dentalPrices has expanded into Europe and is now planning to enter the US market by year's end. Other Turkish firms included IWRobotx, which views the US market as key to global expansion.

US state perspectives

Juliet Abdel of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance said the region offers lower business costs and growth potential in aerospace, bioeconomy, and technology. Chris Chung, CEO of The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, described Turkish companies as "globally minded," noting opportunities to sell and produce products in the US.