Kanat Kutluk, president of the Turkish Business Council Dubai & Northern Emirates, paid a welcome visit to Selçuk Özcan, newly appointed as Türkiye’s consul general in Dubai, at his office.
According to the council, Kutluk wished Özcan success in his new post. The council said it would keep working in close cooperation with the consulate general, develop shared goals to help Turkish businesses win a bigger share of this fast-growing market, and continue its work for the community.
Al-Futtaim Automotive joins as Gold member
The council welcomed Al-Futtaim Automotive, whose brands include Volvo, as its new Gold corporate member.
Kutluk met Carlos Montenegro, managing director at Al-Futtaim Automotive, and Neslihan I. Kizak, senior business manager at the Volvo showroom in Dubai Festival City. They discussed potential areas of cooperation between the Turkish business community and Al-Futtaim Automotive.

Gulf outlook on Bloomberg HT
On Oct. 13, Kutluk appeared on Bloomberg HT’s 60 Dakika program to assess developments in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and the wider Gulf. He said this year’s growth figures for Gulf countries would not be encouraging.
According to the council, the program covered tension between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, economic and trade developments in the UAE and its trade fair calendar, disruptions in Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector, International Monetary Fund forecasts for the Gulf economy, and security and energy supply in the Strait of Hormuz.