Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

An information meeting was held, hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), with the participation of officials from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.​​

Hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) in collaboration with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ankara and the Center for Food, Beverage, and Agricultural Policy Research (GİFT), a meeting titled “Growing Tomorrow: The Future of Climate Change, Water, and Agriculture” was held. Ali Çandır, a member of the TOBB Board of Directors, attended the meeting on behalf of TOBB.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Packaging Council Meeting was attended by TOBB Board of Directors members Zeki Kıvanç and Engin Yeşil; Elif Berrak Taşyürek, Director of the EU Single Market and Green Deal Department at the Ministry of Trade’s Directorate General for International Agreements and the EU; Erdinç Erbay, Acting Branch Director at the General Directorate of Imports; and Hakan Acar, Climate Finance and Incentives Specialist at the Climate Change Directorate, under the chairmanship of Council President Mustafa Tacir.​

Edvar Mum, Chairman of the Turkish Free Zones Council under the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), visited Niels Veenis, Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Dutch Embassy.​​

The 6th Türkiye-Germany Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) Meeting was held in Ankara with the participation of Katherina Reiche, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Minister of Trade.​

During the first five months of the year 2026 the number of newly established Companies and the number of sole proprietorships increased by 5,6% and 1,2% while the number of cooperatives decreased by 28,5%.​

Mehmet Büyüksimitci, a member of the TOBB Board of Directors, attended the meeting of the Association of the Balkan Chambers (ABC) held under the Romanian Presidency as part of Constanta Maritime Week and delivered the opening remarks.​​

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülçin Türkmen Sarıyıldız, Chair of the Türkiye Health Services Council at the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), and Dr. Yusuf Ziya Yıldırım, Vice Chair of the Türkiye Health Services Council, visited Minister of Labor and Social Security Prof. Dr. Vedat Işıkhan at his office.​​

The “COP31 Green Zone Participation Information Webinar” was organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), the COP31 Business Ambassador, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change.​​

The 5th Tashkent International Investment Forum took place on June 16–18, 2026, in Tashkent, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan.​​