Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, as a part of his Edirne itinerary, attended the opening of the Thrace University Dentistry Faculty and the foundation laying ceremony for the TOBB Faculty of Religion. Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Every investment has its risks. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. You never lose when you invest in people.”​

Speaking at the Kapıkule TIR Park Foundation Laying Ceremony, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that a new Kapıkule will surface following the completion of the TIR Park.​

Karaman Province Chamber/Exchange Joint Meeting was held with the attendances of TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and the Minister for Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Lütfi Elvan at the Karaman TSO.​

TOBB Karaman Science High School was opened with a ceremony attended by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Minister for Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Lütfü Elvan, TOBB Board Members Selçuk Öztürk and Memiş Kütükcü as well as the Karaman Governor Murat Koca.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and TOBB Board Members Selçuk Öztürk and Memiş Kütükcü visited Karaman Commodity Exchange, meeting with the board and council members.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Minister for Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Lütfi Elvan and TOBB Board Members Selçuk Öztürk and Memiş Kütükcü visited the Mut Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​

The deeds of the 18 houses built by TOBB for the families of the miners who lost their lives at the Ermenek mining accident were delivered during a ceremony attended by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Minister for Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Lütfi Elvan, Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yıldız, TOBB Board Members Selçuk Öztürk and Memiş Kütükcü.​

Antalya Chamber of commerce and Industry (ATSO) Board Chair Davut Çetin and the delegation accompanying him visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at his office.​

Hosted by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and attended by the Development Minister Cevdet Yılmaz and US Chamber of Commerce Delegation, the “Healthcare Sector Policy Seminar” to discuss healthcare and pharmaceutical sector investment opportunities as a part of the Economic Transformation Program.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, emphasizing that Central Bank lowering loan rate cap also decreases the funding costs for banks, said, “Banks should reflect this decrease with all due haste, if they don’t, the Central Bank lowering the cap will have no meaning.”​