Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Council visited Trade Minister Mehmet Muş at his office. Attending the meeting where the current problems and solutions of the sector were conveyed to Trade Minister Mehmet Muş were TOBB Board Member Mehmet Büyüksimitci, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Council President Kutlu Karavelioğlu and heads of industry associations.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Durable Consumer Goods Council visited Trade Minister Mehmet Muş in his office. Trade Minister Mehmet Muş was attended by Onur Burak Özaydemir, Vice President of the Turkey Durable Consumer Goods Council, and Vestel Deputy General Manager and Council Member Mehmet Yavuz, at the meeting where the current problems of the sector and solutions were presented.​

Accreditation Officer Training Program, which started with 10 pilot Accredited Chambers/Exchanges selected within the scope of Chamber/Exchange Accreditation System efforts, second module trainings started with Risk Management Training.​

The Tax Advisory Council of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey was convened via video conference on August 24th, 2021 under the chairmanship of Fatih Dural, Chairman of the Board, with the participation of TOBB Board Member Zeki Kıvanç.​

Chaired by Nurten Öztürk, Women Entrepreneurs Council President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), the ninth meeting of TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Council was held with TOBB Artvin and TOBB Uşak Women Entrepreneurs Councils with the participation of TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Council Executive Committee members and Provincial Council Members.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) TIR Committee convened via video conference.​

TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council (KGK) President Nurten Öztürk and his delegation came to Antalya, which were were affected by the forest fires, and paid a well-wishes visit to the villages damaged by the fire. The delegation also visited Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Antalya Commodity Exchange and Manavgat Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​

The Accreditation Officer Training Program, which started with 10 pilot Accredited Chambers/Exchanges selected within the scope of Chamber/Exchange Accreditation System efforts, continued with the presentations of the projects prepared for Strategic Planning training in the project presentations of the 1st Module trainings.​

Transportation Electronic Tracking Control System (U-ETDS) Seminar series was held on August 18th, 2021, for Central Anatolia Region Chamber members. With the support and participation of TOBB, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure officials gave information about the Transportation Electronic Monitoring and Inspection System, and the questions of the participants were answered at the end of the seminar. ​

In the first 7 months of 2021, the number of newly established companies and the number of cooperatives established increased by 13.8%, and 2.3% respectively, whereas the number of newly established sole proprietorships decreased by 8.1%, compared to the first 7 months of 2020.​