The Most Influential Turkish-American Women #14 - When İstanbul Altın Refineries (IAR) (Istanbul Gold Refinery) wanted to improve its USA branch and enter the market, young professional Çiğdem Bostan was given a great responsibility. While most of the gold companies were closing their New York offices and returning to Turkey, Bostan rolled up her sleeves to create the US branch of IAR, which had joined the Halach Family in 2002 after privatization. Having been founded in 2008, the Halach Gold, Inc. reached a capacity of 15 workers and a 200 million dollar turnover. The Miami branch, which began to operate in 2013, has played a great role in the company’s reach-out to both South and North American mines.
The Most Influential Turkish-American Women #15 - Behind every great establishment is a great leader. Marmara Park Avenue, opening in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood as the U.S. flagship of The Marmara Collection, is no exception. Leading the charge as the property’s General Manager is seasoned professional Nur Ercan-Magden, an expert with more than 25 years of experience who can divulge all the tips, tricks and scoops of the hotel industry.
The Most Influential Turkish-American Women #16 - Yıldız Yuksek Blackstone was born in Alsancak, outside of Izmir, and graduated from Izmir's Dokuz Eylul University. Blackstone grew up surrounded by fashion. She began her career in retail working with her parents who own 30+ retail stores and a franchise of the upscale Beymen Department Store in Izmir, Turkey. She had always dreamed of living in America, and this dream came true when she went to the US, after graduating from university, to do master's work. She received her Degree in Fashion Design and Merchandising from the Fashion Institute of Technology. 
The Most Influential Turkish-American Women #17 - When contemplating Turkish -American lobbying activities in the U.S., Lydia Borland is one of the first names that comes to mind. After all, she has been walking the halls of Congress since 1989. Even though she isn’t a Turkish citizen – her dad is from North Carolina and her mother is Italian, - she speaks fluent Turkish and has absorbed the Turkish culture as only one who has grown up in the country can. She has worked with Turks for over 30 years. At the beginning of her professional career, she worked in İzmir in 1983. Her first job was as an intern at the IMF Africa Department. 
