Turkey, United States
Erdogan's AKP campaigns to win over Turkish diaspora in US

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ex-Fed executive joins Straife, Bpifrance loses top managers, Treliant beefs up compliance team, The Van Aucker Group talks Turkey, financial investigator sets up in Suffolk

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we report from New York, Washington, Houston, Paris and Bristol in the UK.

HoustonFormer Federal Reserve Board executive Christopher Laursen joins Straife

ParisBpifrance executive committee loses another member

New YorkWells Fargo's Isabel Plasencia moves to Treliant

WashingtonRobert Lewis anchors The Van Aucker Group to Ankara again

BristolPolice inspector Mark Lemoir goes private

Turkey, United States
Kalman Chaim Sporn helps Turkish embassy in Washington promote rapprochement with Israel

Despite tensions on the ground, the Israeli-Turkish rapprochement is moving forward with the help of the Turkish ambassador in Washington, Hasan Murat Mercan, flanked by consultant Kalman Chaim Sporn.

Turkey, United States
Erdogan utilising Turken Foundation to extend his influence in the US

Although it is officially involved in education and both parent foundations are registered with the US authorities as apolitical bodies, the Turken Foundation is nevertheless prosecuting a political agenda in the United States on behalf of the Turkish presidency.

Turkey, UAE
Aselsan, Baykar, TOGG: Abu Dhabi eyes acquisition of Turkey's military industry

The UAE's busy national security adviser Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan has designs on Turkey's defence industry and is looking to acquire a stake in Aselsan, while keeping one eye on the reconciliation between Riyadh and Ankara.

Turkey, Ukraine
How Ankara is luring the best minds of Kyiv's defence industry

While bolstering Ukraine's army with its drones, Ankara is also hoping to benefit from the country's defence industry's expertise. To this end, Turkey has set up policies to attract engineers from Kyiv's major defence groups.

Spotlight | Turkey
Dahlan pesters Erdogan from Dubai through Peker

While it is steering clear of most regional issues at the moment, the UAE has not eased off on its Turkish nemesis, a position helped by the arrival of Turkish defector Sedat Peker and his high-value business networks.