Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Seyit Ardıç, Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), attended the Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı and Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat delivered opening speeches at the ceremony, which was also attended by TOBB Secretary General Mustafa Saraçöz.​

“Basic Quality and Risk-Based Process Management” training was organized under the coordination of TOBB Training and Quality Directorate and in cooperation with Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) for the newly recruited personnel within the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB). ​

The Joint Meeting of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Apparel and Ready-to-Wear Industry Council and Textile Industry Council was held in İstanbul with the participation of TOBB Board Members Zeki Kıvanç and İbrahim Burkay and under the chairmanship of Adil Konukoğlu, Chairman of the Textile Industry Council and Şeref Fayat, Chairman of the Apparel and Ready-to-Wear Industry Council.​

Mustafa Saraçöz, Secretary General of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), met with Aysun Önet İleri, Secretary General of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (KTTO). During the meeting, Türkiye-TRNC trade and economic relations, TOBB-KTTO activities and Türkiye-TRNC Chamber of Commerce Forum activities were discussed. ​

In the year 2024 the number of newly established Companies, the number of sole proprietorships and the number of cooperatives decreased by 10,2% 18,4% and 16,5% respectively according to the same period of the year 2023.​

The Capacity Report Expert Training, which must be taken by those who will be assigned to issue a Capacity Report from the experts on the Chamber Expert lists, was held online.​

TRNC “Creative Touch to the Economy Panel” was held in Nicosia within the scope of “Let's Talk Orange” activities hosted by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce in order to draw attention to Türkiye's potential in the field of creative industries, to increase communication and cooperation between sectors, and to strengthen communication between public institutions and organizations in Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and sector representatives.​

TOBB Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Council Western Black Sea Regional Meeting was hosted by Karabük Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​

Entrepreneurship Summit was hosted by TOBB Ordu Women Entrepreneurs Council at Ordu Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the presence of Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, Minister of Family and Social Services, Muammer Erol, Governor of Ordu and Mehmet Hilmi Güler, Mayor of Ordu Metropolitan Municipality.​

The Türkiye-Mongolia Business and Investment Meeting was held at the TOBB Conference Hall with the participation of Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Development of Mongolia Luvsannyam Gantumur and Faik Yavuz, Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB).​