Proposal to Clinton: ‘Visit Red Crescent, Have 1 million dollar worth residence in İstanbul’

Aşçıoğlu İnşaat submitted the proposal “Come join the night we organize for the Red Crescent as keynote speaker, we provide you a 1-million dollar worth residence from Selenium Twins” to Bill Clinton, former president of the USA. Clinton shall consider the proposal after examining the project forwarded to him and then decide on his action.

Undertaking BEŞİKTAŞ Sports Club (BJK) Süleyman Seba Fulya Project, Aşçıoğlu İnşaat is on the verge of presenting a residence to Bill Clinton, former President of the USA, from “Selenium Twins”, the residence towers under the scope of this project. Stating that, as Aşçıoğlu İnşaat, they intent to organize a benevolence night for the Red Crescent, Yaşar Aşçıoğlu, the Chairman of Aşçıoğlu İnşaat Executive Board, said that “We invited Bill Clinton as keynote speaker for this night. If he consents, we will not pay consideration to him, but present a residence from Selenium Twins as a gift”. If Bill Clinton accepts to become a speaker at the night organized for Red Crescent, he will become neighbors with celebrities of Turkey including Tansu Çiller and Mesut Yılmaz at this 90-million dollar worth project.

1 MILLION DOLLARS: Yaşar Aşçıoğlu stated that the value of the residence they intend to present to Bill Clinton varies in the range of 800 thousand dollars and 1 million dollars and indicated that the project will be completed in September 2008. Aşçıoğlu stated as follows with relation to the proposal that become the main agenda of the country: “We have a common family friend with Bill Clinton. During a conversation, I told them about the Red Crescent Project. I stated that we would like to invite Mr. Clinton to Turkey as keynote speaker and intend to present a residence from Selenium Twins in consideration of his speech. Our mutual family friend promptly took action and communicated my proposal to Mr. Clinton. Then, the brochures and the details of the project are forwarded to Mr. Clinton. Now we are expecting the response from him. As Mr. Clinton continuously travels all around the world to attend to meetings as speaker, I guess that he will accept our proposal.”

HE SPEAKS FOR 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS: Aşçıoğlu reminded that Bill Clinton asks for 500 thousand dollars on average for any speech he makes and continued that “We will not be asking for refund even if he prefers the 1-millioın dollar worth residence”. Pointing out the fact that the Red Crescent organized relief and assistance campaigns all over the world in the recent years, Aşçıoğlu stated that “We are not aiming to gain any profit or otherwise through this proposal. In the event that Mr. Clinton accepts our proposal, we will succeed in carrying out a study which might have positive impact on the relations between Turkey and the USA.

THIS WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON TOURISM AND TRADE: Informing us that they are about to succeed in completing an extremely important project with respect to promotion of Turkey in foreign countries, Aşçıoğlu stated that if Mr. Clinton accepts to visit Turkey, numerous sectors from tourism to trade shall have positive impacts. Aşçıoğlu stated as follows: “I want to have some reflections of our study throughout the World. Today, 3-4 British passenger planes are landing to and departing from Dubai. That desert does not contain even one per thousandth of the natural beauties of our country, but they manage to attract millions of tourists. One day, Turkey will also be at that position.”

20 PERCENT SOLD TO THE FOREIGNERS: Disclosing the fact that they sold 20 percent of the residences in the Selenium Twins Project to the foreigners, Aşçıoğlu further explained that majority of the foreigners purchasing residences are of British nationality. Stating that Americans, Canadians and British as well as foreign nationals from many other countries of the world purchased residences from this project, Aşçıoğlu also mentioned that they also sold residences to the leading figures from sports and arts community as well as recognized businessmen of Turkey at this project which he explains as “Selenium Twins in İstanbul shall be what Trump Towers means for New York”.

What is included at this 90-million dollar worth project

Sunbathing terrace;

Indoors and outdoors swimming pools,

Sauna and message sections,

Tennis court,

Basketball and volleyball fields,

Fitness and aerobic center,

Children playgrounds and nursery,

A large-scale Business Center,

The photograph of baby Erkan still lurks in our memories

Yaşar Aşçıoğlu explained that he was an active member of Turkish-American Businessmen Association but resigned from membership of this association after re-election of George Bush as the President of the USA, and stated that “Mr. Clinton is a person loved by the Turkish community. We still remember the photograph where baby Erkan squeezed his nose. It is very important for us to make this public figure loved by the entire world a residence owner in Turkey”.

We considered selling residence to Berlusconi, too. Indicating that they also considered selling a residence from Selenium Towers to Silvio Berlusconi, the former Prime Minister of Italy, Yaşar Aşçıoğlu, told us that “Berlusconi was also amongst the worldwide recognized celebrities that we intended to make an offer. However, we thought that Mr. Clinton is a public figure more liked by Turkish community”.