Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Türkiye-Armenia Business Leaders Meeting was attended by Ayşe Uzer, Deputy Director General for the Caucasus at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Hayk Darbinyan, Advisor to the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs; Kadir Bozan, President of the Kars Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KATSO) Kadir Bozan, Saim Özakalın, Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), officials from the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Iğdır, Ardahan, and Erzurum, and businesspeople from both countries.​

During the first four months of the year 2026 the number of newly established Companies and the number of sole proprietorships increased by 10,1% and 5,9% while the number of cooperatives decreased by 23,1%.​

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2026 Interim Mission Delegation visited TOBB and held a meeting with TOBB Deputy Secretary General Sarp Kalkan and Senior Advisor to the President Çağrı Gürgür.​

Sarp Kalkan and Mustafa Bayburtlu, Deputy General Secretaries of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), participated in the B20 U.S. Leaders’ Meeting, which was held online under the chairmanship of Suzanne Clark, CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and conveyed TOBB’s views and B20 initiatives. ​

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

Ahead of the 82nd General Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), the committees and councils within TOBB held separate meetings with the participation of members of the TOBB Board of Directors.​

The Türkiye Chemical Industry Council’s Election Meeting was held in İstanbul with the participation of İbrahim Burkay, a member of the TOBB Board of Directors.​

The “Digital Life Made Easy” Project, implemented in partnership with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Habitat Association, and Türk Telekom, held its first training session of the new term hosted by the Erzurum Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​

Azizbek Z. Salahiddinov, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, visited TOBB and met with TOBB Deputy Secretary General Mustafa Bayburtlu. The meeting, during which ideas were exchanged regarding future activities, was also attended by Alijon Aliyev, the Embassy’s Chief of Trade and Economic Affairs, and Kamile Alijonova, the Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) HVAC Council held a meeting in Istanbul with a packed agenda.​