Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

A preparatory meeting for the g3 Forum Entrepreneurship Summit, scheduled to take place in Istanbul in December, was held under the chairmanship of Turgut Konukoğlu, Chair of the TOBB Young Entrepreneurs’ Council (GGK), with the participation of TOBB GGK Vice-Chairs Deren Öztürk Mataracı and Bora Caldu, and hosted by Pelin Karadeniz Kış, Chair of the TOBB İstanbul GGK, at the Istanbul Chamber of Industry.​

Deren Öztürk Mataracı, Vice Chair of the TOBB Young Entrepreneurs Council, participated in the “D-8 Youth Bridges” program organized by the D-8 Secretariat in İstanbul as part of International Youth Day on behalf of the TOBB Young Entrepreneurs Council. ​​

A meeting of the Forest Products Council of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), was held at the TOBB İstanbul Service Building to discuss current issues facing the sector. The meeting was attended by TOBB Board Member Saim Özakalın and Council members.​​

The “COP31 Private Sector Envoy,” the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), participated in the webinar titled “Toward COP31: Agenda, Priorities, and the Role of the Business Community,” organized by the German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​​

As part of the Digital Export Enhancement Program (DEEP), carried out in collaboration with TOBB, the Ministry of Trade, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and TOBB ETÜ SEM, a workshop on “AI-Supported E-Export and the Transition to Agentic Commerce for SMEs” was held in Bolu.​

The Türkiye Commodity Exchange (TÜRİB) and the Association of Agricultural Journalists and Writers (TAGYAD) organized a “Press Event Marking the 7th Anniversary of TÜRİB’s Inauguration and the 2026 International Year of Women Farmers,” which was also attended by Işılay Reis Yorgun, a member of the TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Supreme Council.​​

As part of the “Partnering in Business with Germany” program, carried out in cooperation between the Ministry of Trade and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), a preparatory workshop for Phase 4 participants was held, hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), the program’s implementing partner in Türkiye.​

The TIR Committee of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) convened via videoconference, chaired by Tamer Kıran, Vice Chairman of the TOBB Board of Directors, with the participation of TIR Committee members.​​

The Second Monitoring and Planning Meeting for the Women’s Empowerment Strategy Document and Action Plan was held in Ankara, chaired by Leman Yenigün, Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services. ​​

TOBB Deputy Secretary General Mustafa Bayburtlu met with Çağatay Çalışkan, who was recently appointed as Commercial Counselor at the Commercial Office of the Republic of Türkiye in Moscow. ​