Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Retail Council held its final meeting of 2025 online on December 16, 2025. The meeting began with opening remarks by Cengiz Günay, Member of the TOBB Board of Directors, and Adem Başar, Director General of Domestic Trade at the Ministry of Trade.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Pharmaceutical Industry Council meeting was held in İstanbul, chaired by Council President Nezih Barut, with the participation of TOBB Board Member Seyit Ardıç, representatives of the Uzbekistan Pharmaceutical Network Development Agency, and representatives of the Uzbekistan pharmaceutical industry sector.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Waste and Recycling Industry Council meeting was held in Ankara at the TOBB Twin Towers, chaired by Council President Ali Kantur, with the participation of TOBB Executive Board Vice President Ender Yorgancılar, TOBB Executive Board Members Zeki Kıvanç and İbrahim Burkay.​

The Consultation Meeting on the Regulation on Fire Protection of Buildings was held in Ankara with the participation of Banu Aslan, Director General of Professional Services; Murat Bayram, Deputy Director General of Professional Services; Ali Çandır, Member of the TOBB Board of Directors; and Pakize Oya Narin, Müberra Eresin, and Bahadır Yaşık, Deputy Chairpersons of the TOBB Türkiye Tourism Council.​

The Joint Consultation Meeting of the Turkish International Contracting Services Council and the Turkish Technical Consultancy Council was held at TOBB Twin Towers.​

The second training session on the Implementation Principles for Issuing Domestic Product Certificates was held online on December 13, 2025.​

With Iraq implementing the TIR System for transit transport as of April 1, 2025, road transport to Gulf countries via Iraq has commenced. Following the commencement of transport and subsequent developments, a webinar was held yesterday in collaboration with the TOBB Transportation and Logistics Systems Department TIR Operations Directorate and the International Road Transport Union (IRU).​

The “Vocational Training Conference” within the scope of the EULEP – European Learning Experience Platform Project was held at the Adana Chamber of Industry.​

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, in cooperation with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and İZODER, held the 7th Regional Training on Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Ankara, hosted by TOBB.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Young Entrepreneurs Council (GGK) Aegean Region Meeting was held in Aydın with the participation of TOBB Board Member Hakan Ülken.​