Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

A protocol was signed between the Undersecretariat of Treasury and Credit Guarantee Fund Inc. (KGF) to facilitate SMEs’ and exporters’ access to finances. The protocol between the Treasury and KGF was signed by Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek, KGF Chairman Faik Yavuz and KGF General Manager İsmet Gergerli.​

As a part of the Capacity Experts Training Program organized by TOBB, on March 17th, 2017, 129 engineers of various branches from chambers were provided with capacity report expertise training.​

TOBB hosted a training session for the authorities of the Customs General Administration of the People's Republic of China, with the participation of the representatives of Ministry of Customs and Trade, the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications and IRU on the 13th and 14th of March, 2017 in to present the operation and applications of the TIR system, which we are the largest practitioners in the international arena.​

The number of newly established companies and sole proprietorships decreased by 10,61% and 25,41% respectively, while cooperatives increased by 1,54% according to the previous month. The number of closed companies, cooperatives and sole proprietorships decreased by 60,50%, 75,12% and 35,86% respectively according to the previous month.​

Members of the TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Board participated in the lunch attended by the leading women in the business, arts and sports circles with Emine Erdoğan, the wife of the President of the Republic, hosting the event on March 14, 2017 at the Presidential Palace.​

TOBB Turkish Automotive Supplier Council convened under Council Chairman Dr. Mehmet Dudaroğlu to discuss current issues affecting the sector.​

TOBB Turkey Beverage Industry Council Chair Feyhan Yaşar has been reelected unanimously. TOBB Turkey Beverage Industry Assembly convened at the Istanbul TOBB Service Building under the TOBB Deputy Chairman Ali Kopuz.​

The second meeting of the Turkish Forest Products Council was held at the TOBB Istanbul Service Building under Council Chair Ahmet Kahraman.​

Under the coordination of TOBB, the third and last group of trainings given to the Chambers personnel on “Foreign Trade Intelligence” was held on 7th, 8th and 9th of March 2017 with 54 participants from 40 chambers of commerce and industry.​

İstanbul Chamber of Industry, İstanbul Chamber of Commerce and İŞKUR representatives convened with the hosting İstanbul Chamber and Industry to discuss the agenda of establishing service points in the chambers and exchanges and informing institutions registered with chambers and exchanges about employment incentives.​