Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Retail Council Meeting was held by video conference method with the participation of TOBB Board Member Cengiz Günay, who is responsible for the Council, and Burak Kaplan, Head of the Retail Trade Department of the Ministry of Trade, General Directorate of Domestic Trade, with the participation of senior representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organizations under the chairmanship of the Council President Alp Önder Özpamukçu.​

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

Within the Organization of Turkic States, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and organized by the Union of Turkic Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the 2nd Turkish Agriculture Business Forum was held on 26 September 2023 in Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan.​

On the occasion of Turkmenistan's Independence Day, the Turkmenistan Flag was projected on the Twin Towers of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) with special lighting. ​

Process and Risk Management Training was organized at TOBB on 25-26 September 2023 for the newly appointed accreditation officers of the accredited Chambers / Exchanges within the scope of the Chamber / Exchange Accreditation System.​

Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Forest Products Council meeting was held at TOBB İstanbul Service Building under the chairmanship of Council President Haluk Yıldız with the participation of TOBB Board Member Saim Özakalın.​

Tamer Kıran, Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), met with Lord John Hutton, UK Trade Representative to Türkiye, at a working dinner.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Board Member Selçuk Öztürk participated in the 36th Akhi Week closing program held in Kırşehir with the participation of Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Trade Minister Ömer Bolat. ​

The Mediation Council Meeting was held under the chairmanship of Hakan Öztatar, General Director of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Justice, with the participation of Hasan Çağlayan Dündar, TOBB President Advisor and Head of Real Sector R&D and Implementation Department.​

During the first eight months of the year 2023 the number of newly established Companies and the number of sole proprietorships decreased by 3,8% and 19,5% while the number of cooperatives increased by 72,9% with respect to the same period of the year 2022.​