Okan Tower, the new Downtown Miami megaplex, with residences anchored by a Hilton Hotel, broke ground on Friday, June 17 with all the fanfare of a major international milestone, attended by a who’s who of the business, political, civic, hospitality and real estate brokerage community. Okan Tower represents the largest Turkish investment in the United States with a design inspired by the country’s native flower, the tulip.
Read MoreKadir Tokman, Civic Construction; Edgardo Defortuna, CEO of Fortune International Group; Kasim Badak, CEO of Okan Group; Murat Gülen, Board of Directors of Okan Group; Ibrahim Fesli, Board of Directors of Okan Group; Commissioner Ken Russell; Isil Okan Gulen, Okan Group; City of Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez; Former Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yildrim; Bekir Okan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Okan Group; Turkish Ambassador to the United States Murat Mercan; Ozkan Okan, Okan Group; Robert Behar, Behar Font & Partners; William J. Read, Civic Construction.