The American Turkic Business Council (ATBC) was established in 2005 in Houston, Texas by a group of business owners and professionals to facilitate commerce between the U.S, Turkic, and other countries as well as to establish partnerships, among businesses and organizations. Through the ATBC, American and Turkic companies collaborate to establish partnerships and advocate for economic, legal, and political policies that expand bilateral trade between the United States and Turkic Countries, open new markets to foreign direct investment, and create employment opportunities in Turkic Countries and southwest of the US