Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

During his speech at the Antalya TSO Traditional Tax Award Ceremony, TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We did it once before at the 2001 crisis. We will focus on Turkey’s future. If we focus on the future, if there is hope, I believe that there is nothing we cannot accomplish as the Turkish sector and entrepreneurs.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the European Union (EU) Minister and Head Negotiator Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited the Antalya Commodity Exchange and attended the January monthly council meeting.​

Prior to the French President François Hollande’s visit to Turkey, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi met with TOBB, TİM and MÜSİAD as well as the resident French companies in Turkey regarding developing the economic relations between the two countries.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu paid a congratulatory visit to the newly elected Commissioner of Police of Ankara, Kadri Kartal. ​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Minister of Internal Affairs Efkan Ala at his office to congratulate him on his appointment. ​

Italian Ambassador Gianpaolo Scarente visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu in order to discuss the details of President Abdullah Gül’s state visit to Italy.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu traveled to Brussels with the syndicate confederation and profession organization presidents who form the Turkish part of the Turkey – EU Joint Advisory Committee on the 21st of January, 2014.​

TOBB, TZOB, TÜRK-İŞ, TİSK, HAK-İŞ, MEMUR-SEN and TESK made a joint proclamation. The proclamation is as follows:​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the TOBB Board of Directors members accompanying him visited the Environment and Urbanism Minister İdris Gülcü, Maritime Affairs and Telecommunication Minister Lütfi Elvan and the Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işık to congratulate them on their recent appointments.​

Speaking at the 51st General Assembly of the Financial Development Foundation (İKV), TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu defined the significance of EU membership as ‘becoming a country of rules and institutions’ and said, “The EU compliance process provides us with a tested prescription for success. We must enact this prescription appropriately. In this regard, we must continue with the reforms we began back in 2001. It’s obvious to us all what happens when you stop turning the pedals on a bike.”​