Achievements – GaiaContact

Achievements and Records

GaiaContact has provided focused and comprehensive briefings and consulting services to the companies who set out to explore market opportunities in Turkey and many other Middle East and South/East Asian nations in such fields as construction, electronic manufactured goods, aerospace, insurance, banking and finances, real estates and health and medical services.

It has also provided research materials and information in these fields.

It has helped to set up meetings with Cabinet ministers and other VIPs in the foreign countries and assisted Japanese management in negotiations with counterparts in such counties.

Equally for the foreign companies in the region, it has helped to explore business opportunities in Japan through setting up meetings, providing information and consulting services. It has an edge and advantages, in particular, in connecting foreign business with the Japanese Government and its agencies through established networks.

Meetings / events and projects

2023

After the pandemic, works have come back to the business as usual. This year saw a bit different activity such as TV appearance in the highly viewed debating forum, participation in War Game in the light of current situation in Ukraine and Taiwan region. Evidently, consulting works are under way to prepare Japanese corporations including MSEs to do venture business with Turkish company , as well as helping Turkish drone manufacturing firms to present themselves in the defense circles in Japan.

On the manpower front, collaboration with supervising organization was made for GaiaContact to engage in TITP so that foreign workers would be able to come to Japan and stay longer under SSW scheme as well in a more seamless manner.

2020

In an extraordinary situation of rapidly expanding COVID19 pandemic, GaiaContact has focused on the supply of all medical/healthcare equipment including Ventilators, masks, protective gears to those countries in dire need of such products.

Concluded an agreement with manpower agency in Viet Nam to enable workers to come and work in Japan under the Specified Skilled Worker systm.

2019

Conducted a pre-feasibility study in Turkey about the mega infrastructure projects; Metro railway in Konya, Istanbul Transportation networks including yet-planned Sabiha Gokcen airport to Altunizade railway, Three layered tunnel under the Bospherous, Essenbor-city center metro in Ankara. The study covered all aspects of the projects including feasibility, financing, political background.

Started manpower business under the newly legislated system of ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ and concluded an agreement with manpower dispatch agency in Pakistan to recruit and receive workers from that country.

2018

Series of meetings in Pakistan including the one with Prime Minister Imran Khan, an old friend, where possible hospital/clinic establishment in Islamabad/ Lahore and the possible GOJ/ JICA cooperation were discussed.

2017

2017.11.28
Lunch/ Mr. Murat Mercan, new Turkish Ambassador to Japan
2017.11.8
ADB Symposium on PPP
2017.11.4
Coffee with Ambassador Gunter Sleeuwagen, Belgium Ambassador to Japan
2017.11.2
Commentator at TV4 on President Trump’s visit
2017.10.18
Dinner at Ambassador of Pakistan, Mr. Asad Khan,
2017.10.11
Wine dinner by APA Group owner, Mr. Motoya
2017.9.26
Speech on Business strategy on Turkey (JOSA)
2017.9.1
Lunch to honor Theresa May, British Prime Minister (UK Ambassador’s residence)
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2017.8.22
Meeting with Mr. Ando, President of Japan Foundation
2017.8.7
Lunch with Ambassador Miyajima, to Turkey
2017.8.7
Call on Ambassador of Pakistan Asad Majid Khan
2017.8.2
Meeting with Vice Foreign Minister, Mr. Sugiyama
2017.6.30
Meeting with Pakistan’s Speaker, Mr. Sardar Ayaz Saddik
2017.6.19
General Assembly of Japan Middle East Medical Association
2017.6.8
Meeting with Prof. Monte Cassim, Senior Advisor to Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister
2017.5.24-27
OIST Board of Councillors
2017.5.22
Call on Mr. Gunter Sleeuwagen, Belgium Ambassador to Japan
2017.5.15
Birthday celebration of former Prime Minister Nakasone
2017.4.25
Gazette Interview by Goikenban
2017.4.14
Dinner by Ambassador Meric of Turkey
2017.4.4
Reception by Japan Arab League Friendship Association
2017.3.29
Call on Dr. von Verthern , Ambassador of Germany
2017.3.26
Symposium, Societe Franco-Japonaise des Etudes Orientales
2017.3.19
Farewell Dinner by Farrukh Amil, Ambassador of Pakistan
2017.3.15
Reception by Foreign Minister Kishida for Asia Ambassadors’ Meeting
2017.2.17
Farewell to Italian Ambassador Domenico Georgi
2017.1.24
CSIS Seminar
2017.1.19
Lunch with Mr. Takamizawa, Permanent Representative to Disarmament Commission in Geneva
2017.1.6
Lecture at Graduate Research Institute of Policy Studies

2016

2016.12.10
Meeting with Kursad Tuzmen, Former Turkish Minister for Economy and Trade (Anakara)
2016.12.10
Lunch with Yusuf Kanli, columnist (Ankara)
2016.12.9
Meeting with Agar Kafkas, Former Deputy Health Minister of Turkey (Ankara)
2016.12.5
Meeting with Mr. Sugiyama, Vice Foreign Minister
2016.11.30
Middle East Institute of Japan Reception
2016.11.29
Foreign Minister Kishida’s Reception
2016.11.29
Meeting with Mr. Zamir Akram, Special Envoy of Pakistan’s Prime Minister
2016.11.28
Meeting with Ms Defne Sadklar, Member of Atlantic Council
2016.11.15
Symposium by CGP/Japan Foundation
2016.11.7
Japan Kazakhstan Joint Business Meeting
2016.10.28
Lunch/Dinner with Mr. Umeda, Ambassador to Viet Nam
2016.10.25
Call on Mr. Koshikawa, Deputy President of JICA
2016.10.21
Speech for business leaders in Tochigi
2016.10.18
Praemium Imperiale Dinner/Award Ceremony
2016.9.13
Lunch with Ambassador to the UN, Mr. Yoshikawa
2016.8.25-29
TICAD (Nairobi, Kenya)
2016.8.23
Meeting with Mr. Pierre Mayaudon, EU Ambassador to Bangladesh
2016.8.16
Lunch with Ambassador Meric of Turkey
2016.7.27
Meeting with Ambassador Katsumata to Turkmenistan
2016.6.18
Dinner by Indian Minister, Mr. Sharma
2016.6.14
General Assembly of Japan Middle East Medical Association
2016.6.10
Meeting with Mr. Erman Ilcak, chairman of Ronesans, Turkey (Ankara)
2016.6.10
Meeting with Tasin Yazar, Legal Advisor to Turkish Energy Minister (Ankara)
2016.6.10
Lunch with Ambassador Oka( Anakara)
2016.6.9
Meeting with Mr. Hasegawa, Advisor to Prime Minister Abe (Istanbul)
2016.6.9
Meeting with Mr. Ahmed Arslan, Turkish Minister for Transportation and Communication (Istanbul)
2016.6.8
Meeting with Agar Kafkas, former Turkish Deputy Health Minister (Ankara)
2016.6.8
Lunch with Yusuf Kanli, columnist (Ankara)
2016.6.8
Meeting with Zefar Aytekin, Assistant Deputy Minister for Energy of Turkey (Anakara)
2016.6.7
Meeting with Prof. Hussein Bagcu, Middle Eastern Techinical University (Anakra)
2016.6.7
Meeting with Ali Ozdogan, President of Marriot Hotel (Ankara)
2016.6.7
Lunch with Serkan Demirtas, Columnist (Ankara)
2016.6.6
Meeting with Murat Mercan, Turkish Ambassador to be in Japan, former Energy Minister of Turkey (Ankara)
2016.6.2
Lunch with Mr. Yamamoto, SRSG to Afghanistan/ Mr. Matsuura, former UNESCO Director-General
2016.5.23
Meeting with Mr. Honda, Advisor to Prime Minister Abe
2016.5.17-19
OIST Board of Councillors (Okinawa)
2016.4.27
visit to Fonjala Winery (Vaud, Switzerland)
2016.4.19
Dinner with Ms Kaji, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Japan (Geneva, Switzerland)
2016.4.4
Lunch with Mr. Kuwabara, Managing Director, Bank of Japan
2016.3.29
Lunch/ Ambassador Oka to Turkey
2016.3.25
Dinner/ Ambassador Kurai to Pakistan
2016.3.24
Dinner / Ambassador Amir of Pakistan
2016.3.8
Lunch/ Mr. Itoh, JICA Managing Director
2016.2.25
Lunch/ Murat Mercan, former Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee, Turkish Parliament
2016.2.23
Lunch/ Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon, EU Ambassador to Bangladesh
2016.2.22
reception by Foreign Minister Kishida
2016.1.22
Seminar by Prof. Henry Nau
2016.1.20
Dinner / Ambassador Ruth Kahanoff of Israel
2016.1.8
Lunch/ SRSG Ambassador Yamamoto of Afganistan, former DG of UNESCO Ambassador Matsuura

2015

2015.12.10
Lunch/Dinner / Ambassador at large of Kazakhstan, Bagdad Amrayev
2015.12.10
Lecture at Rikkyo University
2015.12.7
Meeting / Vice Foreign Minister Saiki
2017.12.1
Speech by Mr. Shiozaki, Minister for Health and Labor
2015.11.27
Dinner / Mr. and Mrs. Serdarhey, Hungarian Ambassador to Japan
2015.11.17
F&W Seminar (Ankara)
2015.11.16
Meeting with Mr. Aytekin, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Turkey (Ankara)
2015.11.16
Lunch/ Yusuf Kanli, Columnist(Ankara)
2015.11.16
Meeting / Sermet Atacanli, former Ambassador to Japan(Ankara)
2015.11.14
Opening of Japanese Garden by Prime Minister Abe (Istanbul)
2015.11.14
Japan-Turkey Business Forum (Istanbul)
2015.11.13
Lunch / Erman Ilcak, Chairman, Ronesans(Istanbul)
2015.11.12
Meeting/ Kursad Tuzmen, former Minister for Trade and Economy (Ankara)
2015.11.12
Meeting/ Ayup Gumus, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health (Anakara)
2015.10.23~26
Visit to Kazakhstan, Almaty
2015.10.21
Praemium Imperiale Dinner/Award Ceremony
2015.10.17
Speech given at Japan-Turkey Association (Osaka)
2015.10.16
Dinner/ Mr. and Ms. Paul Fivat, former Ambassador of Switzerland to Japan
2015.10.7
Meeting/ Mr. Zeybekci, Economic and Trade Minister, Turkey
2015.10.8
Honorary Degree Award Ceremony for President Erdogan (Waseda University)
2015.9.17
Meeting/ Ambassador Meric of Turkey
2015.9.8
Lunch/ Ambassador Kobayashi to Iran
2015.7.28
Reception by Foreign Minister Kishida
2015.7.16
Meetings/ Hirofumi Nakasone, Keizo Takemi, Shigeru Tanaka, House of Councillors
2015.7.3
Speech given to Urayasu Citizen’s Lecture
2015.6.29
Meeting/ Sadako Ogata, former JICA President
2015.6.12
Lunch / Erman Ilcak, Chairman, Ronesans
2015.6.12
Meeting/ Hakan Ozman, President, Gama
2015.5.29
Visit to Milan Expo
2015.5.26
Meeting/ Ambassador Maeda to Switzerland (Bern)
2015.5.20
Meeting/ Prof. Husseyn Bagci, METU( Ankara)
2015.5.20
Lunch / Serkan Demirtas, Columnist (Ankara)
2015.5.20
Meeting/ Ahmed Arslan, Minister for Transportation and Communication, Turkey(Ankara)
2015.5.19
Meeting/ Yildiz, Minister for Energy, Turkey(Ankara)
2015.5.19
Meeting/ Kursad Tuzmen, former Minister for Economy and Trade(Ankara)
2015.5.19
Meeting/ Ali Ozdogan, President, Marriot Hotel group (Ankara)
2015.4.22
Meeting / ASELSAN (Ankara)
2015.4.21
Meetings / FNSS/ROKETSAN/VESTEL/RS (Ankara)
2015.4.17
Lecture given at GRIPS (Roppongi)
2015.4.13
Meeting/ Aytekin, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Energy, Turkey (Ankara)
2015.4.13
Lunch/ Yusuf Kanli, Columnist (Ankara)
2015.3.18
Speech/ Prof. Zhu Kien Ei
2015.2.26
Meeting/ Mr. Simsek, Finance Minister , Turkey
2015.2.4
Meeting/ Foreign and Defense Committee members, Parkistan National Parliament
2015.1.14
Dinner/ Isak Dar, Finance Minister, Pakistan

2014

2014.12.27
Dinner/ Ambassador and Mrs. Meric
2014.12.19
Dinner/ Defense Industry People
Meeting/ Mr. Saiki, Vice Foreign Minister
2014.11.30
Lecture at Tokyo University
2014.11.26
Lecture at St. Paul’s University
2014.11.21
Memorial to ex US Ambassador Foley (Iikura House)
2014.11.14
Meeting/ Deputy Mr. Ahmed Arslan(Ankara)
2014.11.14
Lunch/ Serkan Demirtas, Columnist(Ankara)
2014.11.12
Meeting/ ex Deputy Minister of Health, Mr. Agar kafkas(Ankara)
2014.11.11
Meeting/Ambassador Yokoi to Turkey(Ankara)
2014.11.11
Meeting/Mr. Kandemir, Turkish Deputy Health Minister(Ankara)
2014.11.11
Meeting/ Mr. Muezzinoglu, Turkish Health Minister(Ankara)
2014.11.11
Meeting/ ex Minister of Trade and Economy, Mr. Tuzmen(Ankara)
2014.11.5
Dinner/ Ambassador and Mrs Meric of Turkey
2014.11.1
Dinner/ K. Kimura, President, Northern California US-Japan Association, and ex Ambassador Yanai to the US
2014.10.21
Speech by Mr. Hyland, US Embassy Minister
2014.10.16
Meeting/ Ms.Ogata ex JICA President, ex UNHCR
2014.10.15
Praemium Imperiale Dinner/Award Ceremony
2014.10.1
Lunch/ Ambassador Yoshikawa to the UN
2014.9.28-30
Pakistan International Working Group by Century Foundation (NY)
2014.9.19
Lecture at Urayasu Citizen’s Symposium
2014.9.11
Lunch/ Ambassador Malcinec, of Croatia
2014.9.3
Meeting / Ambassador Kilch of Luxembourg
2014.9.2
Lunch/ Ambassador Amil of Pakistan
2014.8.27
Meeting / Mr. Hasegawa, Advisor to PM Abe
2014.8.26
Farewell to Mr. Schweisgut, EU Ambassador to Japan
2014.8.15
Meeting/ Bullent Meric, Turkish Ambassador to Japan
2014.8.8
Interview by Nikkei BS (Tokyo)
2014.7.14
Meeting with Mr. Kato, Deputy Chief of Cabinet of Japan）
2014.7.10
Meeting with Mr. Bozkurt, Chairman of Hidromek (Ankara)
2014.7.7
Meeting with Mr. Ozman, Chairman of GAMA (Ankara)
2014.7.4
Meeting with Mr. Serihov, Azeli Deputy Prime Minister (Baku)
2014.6.30
Meeting with Dr. Muezzingolu, Turkish Health Minister-Ankara)
2014.6.12
Assuming a Board Member of Japan/Middle East Medical Association）
2014.6.10
Reception by Mr. Kishida, Foreign Minister (Iikura House)
2014.5.27
Reception by Mr. Hichens, British Ambassador to Japan
2014.5.16
Lunch with Dr. Mayaudon, EU Ambassador to Bangladesh (Tokyo)
2014.5.15
Meeting with Dr. Meric, Turkish Ambassador to Japan）
2014.5.15
China Finance Research Society Seminar (Tokyo)
2014.5.14
Dinner by Dr. Navaro, Spanish Ambassador to Japan）
2014.4.3
Speech at Civil Engineering Society of Japan
2014.3.20
Farewell reception for Mr. Kilic, Turkish Ambassador to Japan (Tokyo)
2014.3.11
Meeting with Belgium Ambassador Liebalt (Tokyo)
2014.3.3
Uzbekistan Forum (Tokyo)
2014.2.26
Attend Reception by Mr. Kishida, Foreign Minister (Iikura House)
2014.2.20
Meeting with Turkish UnderSecretary for Energy, Mr. Kilc）
2014.2.20
Meeting with Mr. Arslan, Deputy of Turkish General Assembly (Ankara)
2014.2.18
Meeting with Turkish Health Minister, Dr. Muezzingolu (Ankara)
2014.2.3
Meeting with Turkish Deputy Under Secretary for Energy, Mr. Aytekin (Ankara)
2014.1.31
Meeting with Turkish Former Economic Minister, Dr. Tuzmen (Ankara)
2014.1.31
Meeting with Turkish Deputy Health Minister, Kafkas (Ankara)
2014.1.24
Lecture at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS）(Tokyo)
2014.1.8
Talks with Turkish Minister for Defense, Mr. Yilmaz
2014.1.8
Talks with Turkish Minister for EU Affairs, Mr. Cavusugolu
2014.1.7
Luncheon hosted by Keidanren for Prime Minister Erdogan
2014.1.7
Attend Speech by Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan
2014.1.6
Meeting with Turkish Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Mr. Yilmaz
2014.1.6
Meeting with Turkish Minister for Transportation and Communication Mr. Elvan

2013

2013.12.9
Meeting with Archbishop Chennoth, Vatican Ambassador
2013.12.5
Hussein Askary’s seminar on the Middle East
Talks with Mr. Saiki, Vice-Minister for Foregin Affairs
2013.11.27
Meeting with Turkish Ambassador Mr. Kilic
2013.11.27
Luncheon to welcome US ambassador Caroline Kennedy
2013.10.29
Marmaray Project Opening hosted by Turkish PM Erdogan and attended by Japanese PM Abe(Istanbul)
2013.10.4
Japan-Turkey Joint Economic Forum hosted by Keidanren(Tokyo)
2013.9.20
Teach Inn at Urayasu City on Islam and Japan
2013.9.17
Talks with Kursad Tuzmen, former Turkish Economic Minister(Ankara)
2013.9.16
Talks with Kafkas, Deputy Minister for Health of Turkey(Ankara)
2013.9.13
Talks with Tuncay Ozilhan, Anadoglu Group Chairman(Istanbul)
2013.9.12
Signing Ceremony hosted by PM Erdogan on Hospital Campus Projects in Turkey(Istanbul)
2013.9.12
Talks with Izzet Galih, Alarko Vice Chairman(Istanbul)
2013.9.10
TV show program on Turkey by Nippon TV(Tokyo)
2013.9.8
Talks with Ahmed Calik, Calik Holding Chairman(Tokyo)
2013.8.28
Japan-Qatar Business Forum(Qatar)
Accompany PM Abe for Doha new Airport preview(Qatar)
2013.7.1
Fairwell Dinner for US Ambassador Roos(Tokyo)
2013.6.28
Dinner with Pakistan Ambassador Mr. Amil(Tokyo)
2013.6.19
Swiss/Luxemburg/Austria Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo
2013.6.5
Dinner with Sri Lankan Ambassador Mr. Srinagoda(Tokyo)
2013.6.5
Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Japan
2013.05.11
Head of Japan’s Observer Mission to Pakistan’s general election(Pakistan)
2013.03.08
Speech at Japan-Turkey Friendship Association in Kashiwazaki City
2013.03.05
Interview on Business in Turkey by Mitsubishi-Tokyo-UFJ Bank’s periodical.
2013.02.20
International Working Group on Pakistan by Century Foundation in NY
2013.01.29
Speech on Turkey sponsored by Japan Productivity Center
2013.01.23
Talks by the International Working Group on Pakistan with Jinnarh Institute scholars (Islamabad)

2012

2012.12.09
Talks on Business in China at Cannon Global Strategic Institute
2012.12.07
Speech on the Business in Turkey sponsored by Japan Turkey Cultural Association
2012.12.03
Talks with Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
2012.10.17
Talks with Mr. Akdag, Turkish Health Minister (Tokyo)
2012.10.10
Talks with Mr. Akdag, Turkish Health Minister (Ankara)
2012.08.07
Talks with Pakistani Ambassador to Japan
2012.07.31
Talks with Pakistani Parliamentary Secretary (Tokyo)
2012.07.20
Breakfast meeting with Mr. Carlayan, Turkish Economic Minister organized by Keidanren
2012.07.09
Interview by the Turkish newspaper, Zaman
2012.06.01
Business Forum organized by India Center
2012.05.28
Japan-Thailand Joint Economic Committee organized by Keidanren
2012.05.10
Breakfast meeting with Mr. Ergin, Turkish Science, Technology and Industry Minister organized by Keidanren
2012.05.09
Talks with Austria-Switzerland Joint Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo
2012.04.27
Luncheon for ASEAN Economic Ministers organized by Keidanren
2012.04.20
Luncheon for the Summit Meeting of 5 Mekong River Nations organized by Keidanren
2012.03.16
Speech on Business on Turkey in ASG/ Taiyo Symposium
2012.03.29
Reception by the Minister for Foreign Affairs for Ambassadors’ meeting

2011

2011.11.10
Speech on Turkish role in the world sponsored by Middle East Research Center
2011.10.12
Talks with Mr. Sherpao, Pakistani ex Interior Minister (Tokyo)
2011.08.18
Talks with Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistani Foreign Minister (Islamabad)
2011.03.07
Speech at Foreign Ministry’s Alumni Association

2010

2010.05.06
Bahcesehir University Global Leadership Forum
2010.11.11
JETRO Seminar on Green Energy at Bilkent Hotel, Ankara
2010.11.25
Japan Turkey Business Forum
2010.12.03
Turkish Japanese Foundation Seminar on Economic and Technology cooperation

2009

2009.03.27
UCLA/Governement of Turkey Seminar on Middle East Peace (Istanbul)
2009.04.09
Gov. of Turkey and Spain on Alliance of Civilization in Istanbul
2009.05.03-05.06
Doha Forum by Government of Qatar and UCLA
2009.05.18
Af Pak Aid Meeting by Holbrook in Istanbul
2009.07.23-25
Seminar on Middle East by Gov. of Greece and UCLA in Athens

before 2008

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