Sirri Simsek, CEO Turk Barter,
2008 Barter Hall Of Fame Inductee
Ron Whitney Executive Director of the International Reciprocal Trade
Association reported that Sirri Simsek will be formally recognized
as the 2008 inductee into the Barter Hall of Fame in September,
during IRTA�s 29th Annual Barter Convention to be held at
the Westgate River Ranch near Orlando Florida.
�Sirri Simsek has truly contributed to the trade and barter industry
in a universally recognized manner,� asserted Whitney. �The industry
is very proud to honor him.�
The Barter Hall of Fame is the supreme honor bestowed by the
industry. The accolade recognizes individuals of the highest
professional character and ethical conduct who are regarded as
indisputable leaders of the industry. An inductee must have a
minimum of ten years of continuous industry service, and have made
recognizable and specific contributions to the industry as a whole.
Mr. Simsek is CEO of Turk Barter located in Istanbul, Turkey. The
company has over 10,000 participating business clients that are
active in domestic and international barter transactions through the
Turk Barter system.
As an active global speaker Simsek has addressed and educated
audiences about the economic benefits of modern bartering during
several international conferences, including
the Eurasia Economic Summit, Conference of the
Stroheim Foundation, the Kalder International Association and the
ESBAS Conference.
His other industry accomplishments include:
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Authoring an educational book titled �Moneyless Trade: Barter�
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Serving several years on the IRTA Global Board of Directors and
Ethics Committee
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Applying swipe technology to barter transactions (the first)
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Working with the Turkish government securing standards of barter
system operations for the benefit of all barter clients.
�We congratulate Sirri for earning and receiving the Barter Hall of
Fame Award� said IRTA President David Wallach. �He exemplifies all
of the best qualities our industry has to offer.�
Current Members Of The Barter Hall Of Fame
1997: Paul Suplizio, Bob Meyer, Mac McConnell, Paul Enz
and Werner Zimmerman
1998: Susan Groenwald, Colonel Bill Austin
1999: Alan Elkin
2000: Steve Webster
2001: Allan Hackel
2002: Art Wagner
2003: Steve Goldbloom, Wayne Sharpe
2004: Andrew Federowski
2006: David Wallach
2007: Art Goehring