My Dear Friends,

I take great pleasure to tell you how fantastic last week's "Wine Tasting" event was. First and foremost, I want to thank our exceptionally well educated wine master, Dilek Caner. Dilek has picked out 20 different  wines which were complemented by great selection of a variety of cheeses and fruits. She explained different regions and pallets. The selection included wines from one of the most up-and-coming wine regions- Bierzo, Spain, best selling wines in their price range - Les Heretiques Vin de Payr and Domaine Montpertuis and a wine from one of the most prominent producers in South Africa - Mulerbosch. It really was a big plessure to hear comments during and after the event such as; " Thank you, the wines were wonderful,"  and " What a wonderful evening, we would love to do this more often. When and where will TABF hold the next event?"

Gunce and Canem Arkan invited many friends. We had a great group of young and professionals from Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch, sipping great wines and chatting with each other. What an incredible, beautiful and powerful evening! Gunce and Canem, thank you. We enrolled a few new members last night, and we also got a positive momentum going among the young vibrant new generation of power brokers.

I personally would like to thank everyone who came. For those who missed this one, we look forward to seeing you at our next event. We will be circulating information soon about the coming attractions. We also would love to get your ideas and feedbacks. Please participate in the planning or become a contributing sponsor in one of our coming events.

Warm regards,

Murat Agirnasli, President
Turkish-American Business Forum