Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has paid an official visit to Turkey at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During his visit Mark Rutte had lunch with a selected group of successful young Turks. The co-owner of AYETEK Wind Abdullah Özel was present during this lunch meeting.  

Prime Minister Mark Rutte, accompanied by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Lilianne Ploumen has paid an official visit to Turkey from 5 to 7 November 2012 with the purpose to strengthen the already robust diplomatic and economic relations between the Netherlands and Turkey. On 6 November 2012 Mark Rutte had lunch with successful young Turks organized by the Royal Netherlands Embassy of Ankara.

During this lunch meeting Abdullah Özel, co-owner of AYETEK Wind, who has migrated from The Netherlands to Turkey was present. The lunch meeting which was moderated by the PM himself lasted around 2 hours and the following subjects were addressed: Turkish economy, accession of Turkey to the European Union and Turkish society.