Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Under the coordination of TOBB, the Güzelyurt Cold Storage, which is under construction, was visited by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz during his visit to the TRNC.​

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Foreign Trade Training for employees working in Chambers and Commodity Exchanges with Export Support Offices and Chambers and Commodity Exchanges providing foreign trade intelligence services was organized on 18-20 June 2025. In the training, our Chamber and Exchange employees were given comprehensive information about the usage areas of artificial intelligence in foreign trade.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Cosmetics and Cleaning Products Industry Council Meeting was held at TOBB İstanbul Service Building under the chairmanship of Cengiz Günay, TOBB Board Member responsible for the Council. Cengiz Günay, while emphasizing the value-added work done by the Türkiye Cosmetics and Cleaning Products Industry Council, informed that the Council was supported with new members in the new period in order to make the Council's work more active and efficient, and thanked the Council Presidium and Council members for the work done so far.​

During the first five months of the year 2025 the number of newly established Companies and the number of cooperatives decreased by 2,6% and 26,7% while the number of sole proprietorships increased by 16,1% according to the same period of the year 2024.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) organized a training program for the delegation of the Turkmenistan State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange on Commodity Exchanges in Türkiye.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), in cooperation with IRU, organized an informative webinar on transit transports to be made with TIR carnet through Iraq. In the event, where more than 100 participants took part, the practices related to transit transports to be carried out through Iraq within the scope of the TIR System were discussed.​

On June 17, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, Faik Yavuz, Treasurer Member of the Board of Directors representing the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), attended the event held at Ankara İlbank Social Facilities with the participation of Fatma Varank, Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Turkey Retail Council discussed the current developments of the retail sector comprehensively at the meeting held online.​

The joint meeting of TOBB Türkiye Forest Products and Furniture Products Councils was held under the chairmanship of Saim Özakalın, TOBB Board Member responsible for the Council, Haluk Yıldız, Chairman of the Forest Products Council and Ercan Ata, Chairman of the Furniture Products Council, with the participation of Bekir Karacabey, General Director of Forestry, as well as representatives of public, private sector and non-governmental organizations.​

An online “United Nations Business Opportunities Seminar” was organized in cooperation with TOBB and the United Nations (UN).​