Welcome to WISTA Turkey

The initial meeting of women working as tanker brokers in England for the New Year’s dinner in 1974 turning into regular meetings in order to exchange professional ideas and experiences laid the foundation for WISTA (Women's International Shipping & Trading Association). In a very short period of time, an organization of 25 participants made the necessary steps to form an official association and became one of the most reputable and recognized associations in marine sector in Europe. Nowadays this association is active in more than 20 countries.

On 29th and 30th of May of 2009 all the board members of WISTA International were in Turkey in order to support the Turkish women from different areas of marine sector who have been working for a long time to establish a WISTA branch in Turkey. WISTA decided to hold this year’s annual board meeting in Turkey on 29th of May in order to support the newly founded WISTA TURKEY.

The main goal of the association is to allow women working in this industry to share their day-to-day problems, experiences and ideas by creating solidarity. Since the members of this organization come from diverse areas of the marine sector, the opportunity and freedom of seeing someone else’s point of view on various events is provided.

The foundation process of WISTA TURKEY was completed on July 17th, 2009 and the members have accelerated the process for the preparation of the WISTA TURKEY presentation that will be made at the WISTA 2009 Annual Meeting between the 16th and 18th of September, 2009 in London.

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