Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The “TOBB Orientation Program for Assistant Experts of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change,” organized with the participation of assistant experts from the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, was held on August 28, 2026, hosted by our Association.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Housewares Council, chaired by Council President Murat Kolbaşı and attended by TOBB Executive Board Vice Chairman Ali Kopuz, was held online on August 31, 2026.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Hardware Industry Council held a meeting chaired by Council President Çetin Tecdelioğlu, with the participation of Ender Yorgancılar, TOBB Executive Board Vice Chairman responsible for the Council.​

As part of the Nigerian Export Surveillance Scheme (NESS) organized by the Trade Division of the Central Bank of Nigeria, a delegation led by Dr. Olakunle D. Olaniran, Director of the Nigerian Food and Drug Administration and Control Agency (NAFDAC) visited the Istanbul Service Building of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and met with Bahri Can Çalıcıoğlu, Special Advisor to the TOBB President.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Medical Council Meeting was attended by Seyit Ardıç, Member of the TOBB Board of Directors; Hüseyin Çelik, President of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TİTCK); Hakkı Karabörklü, Director General of Product Safety and Inspection at the Ministry of Trade; Mustafa Gümüş, Director General of Customs at the Ministry of Trade; Eray Kaplan and Ufuk Sovuksu, Deputy Chairmen of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TİTCK); Murat Yazgan, Deputy Director General for Industry at the Ministry of Industry and Technology; and Muhammed M. Öztürk, Head of the Medical Device Inspection Department at TİTCK, under the chairmanship of Council Chairman Levent Mete Özgürbüz.​

Hosted by the Ministry of Trade and attended by high-level officials from the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, a meeting was held with the Iranian side to discuss transit and waiting issues at the Gürbulak-Bazergan Border Crossing.​

Seyit Ardıç, a member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), attended the meeting titled “Alternative Routes Between Türkiye and Qatar,” hosted by Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat and attended by Ahmed bin Muhammed Al-Sayed, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade.​

Seyit Ardıç, a member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), attended the Local Youth Climate Conference, organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) in collaboration with UNICEF and the General Directorate of Forestry.​

During the first seven months of the year 2026 the number of newly established Companies and the number of sole proprietorships increased by 7,4% and 4,1% while the number of cooperatives decreased by 20,1%.​

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