Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

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

Seyit Ardıç, a member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), attended the launch ceremony for the Wİzz Air Budapest-Ankara-Budapest route held at Esenboğa Airport, hosted by Viktor Matis, the Hungarian Ambassador to Ankara.​

The TOBB Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Council (KGK) Aegean Region Meeting was held online under the chairmanship of Mehtap Çahan, Chair of the TOBB Muğla Women Entrepreneurs Council and Regional Representative.​

The meeting of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Maritime Council was held under the chairmanship of Council President Recep Düzgit, with the participation of Coast Guard General Director Mustafa Bankaoğlu, Deputy General Director of Customs Hüseyin Sadi Çetintaş, Deputy General Director of Trade Research and Risk Assessment Erkan Ertürk, Deputy General Director of Customs Protection Yaşar Baltacı, Department Head Selçuk Deligöz, and İstanbul Regional Port Director Erol Ekmekçi. ​​​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Retail Council comprehensively addressed the sector’s current challenges and proposed solutions during an online meeting. ​​

The 11th Summit of the Three Seas Initiative, chaired by the Republic of Croatia during its 2026 presidency, was held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on April 28–29, 2026. Tamer Kıran, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), attended the Three Seas Initiative Business Forum and delivered a speech.​

As part of the OECD Skills Summit 2026, a side event themed “Critical Minerals and Critical Partnerships,” focused on strengthening global supply chains, was held at the OECD İstanbul Centre in collaboration with Business at OECD (BIAC).​

Organized as part of the Business at OECD (BIAC) Skills Summit 2026, the event titled “The Role of the Business Community in Supporting Lifelong Skills”—which assessed skill policies and transformations in labor markets—was held in İstanbul.​

The meeting of the Türkiye Pharmaceutical Industry Council of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) was held in İstanbul under the chairmanship of Council President Nezih Barut.​

Ali Kopuz, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), attended the opening ceremony of the OECD Skills Summit held in İstanbul with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the ceremony, Kopuz met with Minister of Labor and Social Security Prof. Dr. Vedat Işıkhan and OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann.​